Boy Names That Mean Love
Boy names whose recorded meaning contains a word for love, with the matched wording shown. 121 names.
Most common origin labels on this list: Muslim (76), Arabic (23), Persian (6).
20 of these names are also recorded as girl names with the same meaning.
26 of them appear in the SSA 2024 national file for boys; the most used is Elijah with 11,171 births.
Names 101–121 of 121 (page 2 of 2)
How names qualify
A name is listed when a boy record in our data has a meaning that contains a word for “love” in a usable position: not negated, and not about a namesake or a title. The sex is the one recorded for that meaning, so a name appears here only through its boy record. Names are ordered by how clearly the wording states the meaning, then by SSA 2024 births for boys.
Wording that matched, with the number of names: beloved (38), love (32), loving (25), lover (18), loves (3), loved (2), adored (1), darling (1). The matched wording is quoted for every name.
109 of the 121 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Boy Names That Mean Love
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | Matched in meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safa | Friendship, purity, love, company. | Muslim | Boy | “love” |
| Shaghf | Shaghf is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means strong, passionate love. | Arabic | Boy | “love” |
| Shaiq | Hopeful, wisher, lover, needy. | Muslim | Boy | “lover” |
| Shuaif | Shuaif is an Arabic name for boys that means strong, passionate love. | Arabic | Boy | “love” |
| Tawaddud | Endearment, showing love or affection to, gaining the love of another. | Muslim | Boy | “love” |
| Tawwad | Tawwad is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means affection, love. | Arabic | Boy | “love” |
| Waajid | One whose wants are satisfied, wealthy, a lover or beloved. | Muslim | Boy | “lover” |
| Wajdi | Of strong emotion, passion and love | Muslim | Boy | “love” |
| Wajid | Finder, lover. | Muslim | Boy | “lover” |
| Waliy | Helper, Protector, Friend, Wali, Religious person, Master, Love, Owner | Muslim | Boy | “Love” |
| Wid | Arabic for affection, love, harmony. | Muslim | Boy | “love” |
| Ahmad | Most highly adored or most praised, this is also a variation of the name 'Muhammad' | Muslim | Boy | “adored” |
| Mishaaf | Mishaaf is an Arabic name for boys that means one who loves something very much, one who is obsessed with something. | Arabic | Boy | “loves” |
| Muhibbudin | Muhibbudin is an Arabic name for boys that means one who loves the faith, meaning one who loves and supports Islam. | Arabic | Boy | “loves” |
| Tegan | pet, darling | English | Boy | “darling” |
| Davood | Davood is the Persian variant/pronunciation of the Arabic boy name Dawood, which is the name of a prophet mentioned in the Quran (known as David in the Bible) and means beloved friend. | Muslim | Boy | “beloved” |
| Davut | Davut is the Turkish variant of the Arabic boy name Dawood, which is the name of a prophet mentioned in the Quran (known as David in the Bible) and which means beloved friend. | Muslim | Boy | “beloved” |
| Muwassil | Muwassil is an Arabic name for boys that means one who carries out deeds to increase someones love for him, especially a person who does good deeds and performs charity to become more beloved to God. | Arabic | Boy | “beloved” |
| Sheaaf | Sheaaf is an Arabic name for boys that means light, short shower of rain. It also means strong love. | Arabic | Boy | “love” |
| Wadid | Favorable, devoted, fond, Kind, Compassionate, one who loves. | Muslim | Boy | “loves” |
| Wisal | Arabic and Persian for reunion, communion, being together after a lot of hardship and struggle, it can be used for family reunion, friends finally meeting, or lovers finally marrying one another. | Muslim | Boy | “lovers” |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.