Islamic names are drawn mainly from Arabic and spread through Persian, Turkic, South Asian, and Malay languages, so there is no single phonology. Many use Arabic triliteral roots, yielding related forms such as Muhammad, Ahmad, and Hamid. Theophoric structures are common: Abd al- plus one of the 99 names of God (Abdullah, Abdul Rahman), often fused regionally as Abdul/Abdel or with -ullah and -ud-Din/-uddin endings (Najmuddin, Habibullah). Compound devotional names like Nur al-Din and Salah al-Din appear in Arabic and Persianate traditions.
Frequent themes include prophets’ names (Ibrahim, Musa, Isa), early companions and family of the Prophet (Aisha, Fatimah, Ali), and moral or religious qualities (Iman, Amin, Salih). Feminine forms often end in -a or -ah (Amina, Zainab, Maryam also common). Regional phonology and scripts shape variants: Muhammad/Mohammed/Mohamad, Yusuf/Youssef, Ahmad/Ahmet, Aisha/Ayse. Hyphenation and spacing vary in Latin transliteration. In South and Southeast Asia, Arabic-origin elements mix with local forms, while retaining Islamic semantic content.
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafsa | Young lioness (lion cub) | Arabic, Islamic | Girl | 2,850 #1 | |
| Talha | A type of fruit-bearing tree; also the name of a notable Companion of the Prophet Muhammad | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 475 #2 | |
| Abubakar | 'Father of the young camel' (from Arabic 'Abu Bakr') | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 464 #3 | |
| Idrees | Studious; interpreter; name of the prophet Idris (Enoch) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 396 #4 | |
| Fatima-Zahra | Combines 'Fatima' (captivating; one who abstains) and 'Zahra' (bright, radiant, blossom) - 'captivating and radiant.' | Arabic, Islamic | Girl | 344 #5 | |
| Azan | The Islamic call to prayer (adhan) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 276 #6 | |
| Ahnaf | Devout; one who leans toward monotheism; pious/upright | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 239 #7 | |
| Aldin | Either "old/wise friend" (from Old English Alden) or "of the faith/the religion" (from Arabic al‑Din). | Arabic, English, Islamic | Boy | 165 #8 | |
| Belkis | Name of the Queen of Sheba; associated with a queen or royal woman | Arabic, Islamic | Girl | 146 #9 | |
| Arafat | Name of the hill (Mount Arafat) near Mecca; associated with the Day of Arafah; from an Arabic root meaning 'recognition' or 'knowing'. | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 119 #10 | |
| Aboubakr | Kunya meaning "father of Bakr" (an honorific; historically associated with Abu Bakr, the first caliph); sometimes interpreted as "father of the young camel." | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 108 #11 | |
| Hadj | Refers to the Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage); used as an honorific for someone who has completed the pilgrimage. | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 21 #12 | |
| Ikhlaas | Sincerity; purity of intention; devotion to God | Arabic, Islamic | Unisex | 21 #13 | |
| Abdellatif | Servant of the Gentle/Kind (from Al-Latif, a name of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 18 #14 | |
| Khizr | The Green One; a mystical guide and immortal figure in Islamic tradition | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 10 #15 | |
| Asadullah | Lion of God (Lion of Allah) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | 7 #16 | |
| Alimamy | Imam; religious or learned leader | Islamic | Boy | 3 #17 | |
| Abdel Hakim | Servant of the All‑Wise (one of the 99 names of God, al-Ḥakīm) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Bari | Servant of the Creator (from Arabic 'ʿAbd al-Bārī'; al-Bārī is one of the 99 names of Allah meaning 'The Creator' or 'Originator') | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Ghaffar | Servant of the Most Forgiving (servant of Al‑Ghaffār) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Ghafoor | Servant of the All‑Forgiving (one of God’s names) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Hadi | Servant of the Guide (theophoric name referring to one of God's names, Al-Hadi) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Rahiem | Servant of the Merciful (refers to al-Raḥīm, one of God’s names) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Rashid | Servant of the Guide; 'servant of the Rightly Guided' (from Arabic 'Abd al-Rashīd') | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Rauf | Servant of the Compassionate (one of the names of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Razaq | Servant of the Provider (al-Razzāq - one of the names of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Razzaq | Servant of the Provider (ʿAbd = servant; al-Razzāq = the Provider, a name of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Rehman | Servant of the Most Merciful (Ar-Raḥmān, a name of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul Sami | Servant of the All‑Hearing (one of the 99 names of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul-Aleem | Servant of the All‑Knowing (one of the 99 names of Allah) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdul-Haleem | Servant of the Forbearing (one of the names/attributes of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdulbaki | Servant of the Everlasting (from Al-Bāqī, a name of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdulhannan | Servant of the Compassionate (an attribute of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdulhaseeb | Servant of the Reckoner (servant of Al-Hasib, a name of God meaning 'The Reckoner' or 'The Sufficient') | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdulhassan | Servant of Hasan (Hasan = 'handsome, good, beautiful') | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdulhazim | Servant of the resolute/decisive (from Arabic 'ʿAbd' meaning 'servant of' + 'Ḥāzim' meaning 'resolute, decisive') | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdur Raouf | Servant of the Compassionate (one of the Names of God, al-Raʻūf) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdur Rasheed | Servant of the Rightly-Guided (Rashīd) - 'servant of the guide' | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdur Razak | Servant of the Provider (from Arabic 'Abd al-Razzāq', one of the names of God) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdur-Rashid | Servant of the Rightly-Guiding (one of the names of God, al-Rashīd) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Abdus Samee | Servant of the All-Hearing (one of the 99 names of God in Islam) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Afsaluddin | Most excellent of the faith; 'best of the religion' | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Afzaluddin | Most excellent/superior of the faith | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Afzuluddin | Most excellent of the faith (Best of the religion) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Ajamuldeen | 'Ajam of the faith' - literally 'Persian / non‑Arab of the religion' | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Ajamuluddeen | Likely a compound meaning "beauty/most beautiful of the faith" (from Arabic elements ajmal/ajam + al-din) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Anifah | Likely derived from Arabic roots; commonly interpreted as ‘sincere’, ‘devoted’ or ‘compassionate’ (exact etymology uncertain). | Arabic, Islamic | Girl | — | |
| Azizulhaq | Mighty/esteemed one of the Truth (al-Ḥaqq). | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Azizulhaqy | Mighty/Beloved of the Truth (Al-Haqq) | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Baboukarr | Derived from Abu Bakr - 'father of the young camel'; name of the first Caliph and companion of the Prophet Muhammad. | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Islamic-origin name in our dataset.
