Beautiful Arabic Baby Names

Perfect for a long-awaited child or rainbow baby.

A simple and seamlessly international choice with a joyful sound and beautiful meaning.

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

Hanan is an obscure (male) biblical figure, who was a chief member of the tribe of Benjamin. Reminiscent of Hannah, this name could be a cute choice for a little girl whose parents are looking for something that sounds a tad more modern.

Well used by Muslim parents across the world, Ibrahim is the Arabic variation of Abraham. Significant in multiple religions and with an international and well-travelled feel about it, Ibrahim has been in the US Top 1000 since the 1990s, and is currently popular in Azerbaijan, France, the UK, and Turkey.

Common Arabic version of Elijah. The Ilyes spelling is a Top 100 name in France.

One of the names of Allah, this name is also associated with basketball great Kareem Abdul Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.).

The two l's in this Arabic name give it a particularly rich rhythmic quality.

An Arabic name that can easily cross cultures. Janan might make a distinctive honor name for an ancestral Jan, Jane, or John.

One of the most appealing Muslim names, both in sound and meaning.

A cross-cultural name which derives either from the Arabic jada "excellence" or from the Hebrew name Yehudah/Judah, meaning "praised".

Rare and rhythmic.