Islamic Names for Boys

There are 10 Islamic names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Islamic names 1 to 10. Ali was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in Arabic, and it was followed in popularity by the Arabic Jamal and Muhammad. The unusual Islamic names are Amin (Arabic), Burak (Turkish), Hasan (Arabic), Ishmael (English), Lilith (German), Tariq (Albanian, Arabic, and Turkish), and Uthman (Arabic).

Islamic names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1960s. At the modest height of their usage in 1998, 0.108% of baby boys were given Islamic names. There were 5 Islamic names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2007, 3 Islamic names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.072%. Within all Islamic names, the Arabic Ali was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #386 and a usage of 0.0356%.

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Ali 386 ... high, lofty, sublime ... Islamic tradition, Al-Aliy, the All-High, is one of ...

Amin ... truthful, trustworthy ... names in the Islamic world. ...

Burak ... lightning ... Islamic lore, Burak was a winged horse which carried ...

Hasan ... good, beautiful ...The name is commonly used in the Islamic world. ...

Ishmael ... God will hear ... more popular in the Islamic world as the form ...

Jamal 537 ... beauty ... it is not a traditional Islamic name ...

Lilith ... of the night ... texts, Jewish and Islamic lore, Lilith was the ...

Muhammad 702 ... praiseworthy; to praise ... very popular within the Islamic community. ...

Tariq ... he who pounds at the ... ibn Ziyad (-720), the Islamic general who conquered ...

Uthman ... baby bustard ... been a favorite in the Islamic world. ...