Arabic Names for Girls

Popular girls' name in Syria. In Yiddish, pronounced ZAE-dah, this is a term for grandfather. 

Zada

Jumana

A name whose sweet sound matches with its meaning, Habiba is popular in Somalia and North Africa. It comes from the Arabic habib meaning "dear, beloved", making it a bright and endearing choice.

Habiba

A pleasant, welcoming Middle Eastern choice. 

Hadiya

Sami is cute if overused in its more familiar Sammy form. 

Sami

Also spelled Abeeha, this name derives from a nickname given to Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. The full version of the nickname is Umm Abeeha meaning "her father's mother", referring to the fact Fatima would always take care of her father. A rising choice in England and Wales throughout the early 2020s, a recent year saw it climb more than 200 places into the Top 700.
 Abeeha is even more popular, ranking in the Top 400, but if you combine the two spellings, they'd rank around the #270 mark, alongside Josephine, Lexi and Alina. Far less familiar in the US, Abiha was given to 33 girls in a recent count.

Abiha

An uplifting Arabic name that combines that fits in among current trends, from that "Kaia"-sounding ending, to the sweet Roo beginning. Derived from the Arabic root raqiya meaning "to rise", it may be interpreted as relating to a spiritual accent, or to a spell or incantation.
 
Borne by a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, it is spiritual significance to Muslims, and may also be spelled as Ruqayyah, Rakiya, and Roukaya.

Ruqayya

Literally meaning "dawn, daybreak" or "beginning" in Arabic, Fajr is also the name of the daily Islamic morning prayer. Mentioned in the Quran, it is one of the five daily prayers Muslims perform throughout the day.
 
Popular in Syria, Kuwait, Syria, and Iran, it is predominantly used for girls, though boys are occasionally given the name too. 
 
In 2025, Fajr entered the England and Wales Top 1000 for the first time, alongside alternative spelling (and Indonesian variant), Fajar.

Fajr

Earthier version of the name of England's first female professional writer, Aphra Behn. 

Afra

The name of the Prophet Muhammad's childhood nurse carries special resonance for Muslim parents. 

Halimah

A multicultural choice, ultimately from the Persian word for "diamond", Almas is associated with strength, beauty, wealth, and preciousness. Also spelled as Almaz, this form is the Arabic, Urdu, and Kazakh form, given predominantly to girls in Pakistan, Iraq, and India, and to boys in Kazakhstan, Iran, Tanzania, and Russia.
 
Notable bearers include activist Almas Bobby and cricketer Almas Akram. The name also coincides with the Spanish word for "souls".

Almas

A symbolic name in Islamic tradition, Amanah is reflective of the free will God gives to mankind and has the aspirational meaning of "loyalty" and "devotion". It ranked in the England and Wales Top 1000 in the 2020s. 




Amanah

Could serve as an alternative to the more common Latifah. 

Hanifa

Aza is an excellent Arabic choice: elegant and simple. Too simple for you?  Consider Aziza.

Derived from the Arabic word for the spotted big cat, Namira is a gentle name with a powerful, nature connected meaning. 

Namira

Rida is a name indirectly mentioned in the Quran.  While it can be used for both girls and boys, in English-speaking countries its similarity to the more common Rita makes it more appropriate for girls.

Rida

Very popular throughout the Arab world and growing in use in the US as well, where it was given last year to more than 50 baby girls.

Salima

Tahira is a pretty Arabic virtue name, unusual yet accessible. 

Tahira

Zuleika is a high-wire act of a name that might appeal to the intrepid baby namer, Like most 'Z'-starting girls' names, it projects a cool, strong aura, as exemplified by the character in Max Beerbohm's satirical 1910 novel, Zuleika Dobson, a heroine so gorgeous that the entire student body of Oxford University committed collective suicide at the sight of her.
 Though not used directly in the Bible, according to medieval legend, Zuleika was the beautiful and passionate wife of Potiphar, a dignitary in the court of the Egyptian Pharoah to whom Joseph was sold; Zuleika and Potiphar were the parents of Ephraim. She was celebrated in several notable poems.
 Zuleika comes with a variety of spellings: model Iman named her daughter Zulekha, there was a Miss Universe named Zuleyka Rivera, Zuleikha is the British actress who played Ilana on Lost, while Charles Bronson stuck with the original Zuleika for his daughter, who became a successful model.

Zuleika

Marya

Arabic girl names are used widely around the world, both by parents with Arabic roots and by non-Arabs. Names such as Aaliyah and Layla have become popular in many Western countries.



Layla is the top Arabic name for girls in the US. Along with Layla, 

 include Aaliyah, Kayla, Lila, Lyla, and Leila, Aisha, Imani, Mariam, and Zara. 

Arabic names that are popular in the UK for baby girls include Layla, Zara, Maryam, Lyla, and Aisha, all now in the Top 100 in England and Wales. 

 for girls we see on the horizon include Aziza, Inaya, and Kalila, among many others.

One of the top girl names in Arabic-speaking countries is Zainab or Zeynep, which has many spelling variations and is a tree name, meaning beauty or grace. Other popular Arabic girl names in the Arabic world include Elif, Azra, and Abrar.

Whether you're interested in Arabic names because of your family origins or an interest in this rich and historic culture, this is our complete complement of Arabic names for baby girls, organized by their current popularity on Nameberry.

Arabic girl names with meanings and popularity, including popular and unique Arabic names for girls from Layla to Inaya, (Page 8)

180+ Arabic Girl Names