The Most Popular Arabic Baby Names and Their Meanings

Finding the perfect name for your baby isn't an easy task. With millions of names to choose from, how do you know which one is the right one? Arabic names are very difficult to choose from, because many of them have such beautiful meanings. Every parent wants to name their new baby a name that has a positive meaning behind it, and a name that the child will enjoy once they reach adulthood. So many questions concern new parents when naming their baby. Questions like, Will they be able to spell it? and Does it sound to much like a girls name (when your having a boy)? Picking out a baby's name is definitely a tough decision for most parents. With the help of www.behindthename.com I created the list you will find below. This list offers you twenty of the most popular Arabic boy and girls names, along with there meanings to help make your decision a little easier.

Popular Arabic Boy Names:

1) Abdul - Servant of God
2) Akil - Intelligent, and logical
3) Ali - God
4) Alim - A wise one
5) Amir - Prince
6) Basil - Royal, and brave (Greek, and Arabic name)
7) Bilal - First Covert of Muhammad
8) Cemal - Beauty or beautiful
9) Emir - Charming Prince
10) Gadil - God is my wealth
11) Hassan - Handsome one
12) Jibril - Archangel Gabriel
13) Kamil - Perfection
14) Muhammad - Praised one, and a leader
15) Omar - First son, and disciple
16) Salman - Protector, and conqueror
17) Xavier - Bright ( Also a popular American name)
18) Yarden - King
19) Zaki - Bright, and pure
20) Zeke - In memory of the Lord

Popular Arabic Girl Names:

1) Amber - Precious (Also a popular American name)
2) Basimah - Smiling
3) Hadiya - Guide to righteousness
4) Hasna - Beautiful
5) Iman - Faith, and belief
6) Jala - Charity
7) Jana - Gods precious gift
8) Kalila - Beloved
9) Nimah - Little blessing
10) Sabirah - Patient, and kind
11) Samirah - Entertaining companion
12) Samma - Sky
13) Sumehra - Beautiful face
14) Tahirah - Chaste, and pure
15) Xaviera - Bright ( The female Version of Xavier)
16) Zahara - Shining, and luminous
17) Zaira - Rose, and beautiful flower
18) Zaynah - Great one
19) Zaza - Movement, and flowery (Hebrew and Arabic name)
20) Zulema - Peace, and peaceful