Arabic names, by how often Americans give them
292 names in U.S. records come from Arabic, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Amir (3,308 babies), then Lyla and Aaliyah.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Arabic names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Amir | 3,308 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Lyla | 3,089 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Aaliyah | 2,607 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Amira | 2,168 | A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Amir. Wiktionary |
| Lila | 1,670 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Muhammad | 1,473 | A male given name from Arabic, very popular among Muslims. Wiktionary |
| Zayn | 1,386 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Omar | 1,333 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Leila | 1,193 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Ali | 1,160 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Amina | 970 | A female given name from Arabic, meaning “faithful, trustworthy”, masculine equivalent Amin. Wiktionary |
| Ibrahim | 939 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Aisha | 910 | A female given name from Arabic, most famously borne by Muhammad's third wife. Daughter of first caliph Abu Bakr. Wiktionary |
| Maryam | 869 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Khalil | 826 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Malik | 724 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Musa | 651 | A male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Moses. Wiktionary |
| Nasir | 617 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Amirah | 603 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Zahra | 562 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Hamza | 556 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Emir | 546 | A male given name from Arabic, which means prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation. Wiktionary |
| Rayan | 534 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Lylah | 503 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Alia | 499 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Noor | 478 | A unisex given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Sariyah | 468 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Yahya | 455 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Hassan | 447 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Zayd | 442 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Ahmad | 407 | A male given name from Arabic or Persian, meaning “most praiseworthy”; variant forms Aahmed, Achmad, Achmat, Achmed, Achmet, Ahamed, Ahmed, Ahmet. Wiktionary |
| Omari | 404 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Zaid | 402 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Isa | 372 | A diminutive of the female given name Isabel or of its variant forms, sometimes also used as a formal given name. Wiktionary |
| Zahir | 356 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Yousef | 349 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Mustafa | 339 | A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims. Wiktionary |
| Abdullah | 337 | A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Amatullah; variant forms 'Abd Allah, Abd Allah, Abd' Ulah, Abd-Allah, Abdalah, Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdollah,. Wiktionary |
| Zamir | 327 | A male given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
| Yasmin | 269 | A female given name from Arabic. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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