| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar | Dignity; honor; prestige | Arabic, Persian, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| Xalil | Friend; intimate friend; beloved | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Xaniar | Likely of Kurdish origin; exact meaning uncertain - often interpreted as 'prince', 'noble', or 'kingly'. | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Yarallah | Friend/beloved of God (literally “Yar” = friend/beloved + Allah = God) | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Yasia | Most often associated with 'jasmine' (the flower); alternatively can be a diminutive linked to names meaning 'resurrection' (Anastasia) or 'God is gracious' (Joanna) | Persian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yasmynah | Jasmine (flower) | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Yasmín | Jasmine (the fragrant flower) | Persian | Girl | — | |
| yazmean | Jasmine (the flower) | Arabic, English, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Yegana | Unique; matchless; the only one | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Yunan | Arabic/Persian: 'Greece' or 'Greek'. Chinese (Yúnnán): 'south of the clouds' (name of a province). | Arabic, Chinese, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Zab | No established standalone meaning; typically a diminutive/nickname. When derived from fuller names, meanings vary (e.g., Zabdiel = 'gift of God', Zabir = 'strong/persistent', Zabih = 'sacrificed') | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Zafran | Saffron (the spice); connotations of golden color, fragrance, and value | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Zafrin | Victorious, triumphant (related to Arabic root z‑f‑r meaning victory) | Arabic, Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| Zail | Administrative division | Arabic, Persian, Punjabi | Boy | — | |
| Zarine | Golden | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Zhale | Dew; sometimes poetically rendered as 'teardrop' | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Zhaleha | Dew, dewdrop (poetic) | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Zhina | Life; woman | Persian | Girl | — | |
| Zhubin | Spear, lance; one who wields a spear | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Zubeen | Spear, javelin (often rendered 'short spear') | Persian | Boy | — | |
| Zurab | Red water | Georgian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| | Agah | learned | Aware, learned | Persian, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Özcan | Own soul | Old Turkic, Persian, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Şebnem | Dew | Persian, Turkish | Girl | — | |
| Ғулназ | Charming rose (flower + charm) | Persian | Girl | — | |
| سیتار | Originally 'three‑stringed' (name of the Persian musical instrument setār); sometimes conflated with Sitara meaning 'star'. | Persian | Unisex | — | |
| شروان | Warrior or soldier; also interpreted as 'from Shirvan' (a historic region) | Persian | Boy | — | |
| چینارا (Persian) | Plane tree; sycamore (a type of tree) | Persian | Girl | — | |
| کارنی | In Hebrew contexts likely related to 'ray' or 'horn' (from keren/karan); in Indian tradition associated with the goddess Karni Mata (devotional/folk-religious association). | Hebrew, Indian, Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| گدی | In Urdu/Persian: 'seat, throne, cushion' (colloquially 'vehicle'); in Hebrew (Gadi/גדי): 'my fortune' or 'young goat (kid)'. | Persian, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| گلناز | From 'Gol' (flower) + 'Naz' (coyness/pride) - 'flower's coyness'; delicate, charming like a flower. | Persian | Girl | — | |
| گلنوش | From Persian 'gol' (flower) + 'nush' (sweet/drink): 'sweet as a flower' or 'flower's sweetness' | Persian | Girl | — | |
| सितार | Name of a South Asian stringed musical instrument (sitar); literally 'three‑stringed'. | Persian | Boy | — | |
| ਸਿਤਾਰ | A plucked stringed musical instrument (historically 'three‑stringed') | Persian | Boy | — | |
| సితార్ | Star | Hindi, Persian, Urdu | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Persian-origin name in our dataset.
