Persian Baby Names
696 names, 686 with a documented meaning.
Names 1–100 of 696 (page 1 of 7)
About this list
By gender: 193 for boys only, 458 for girls only, 45 recorded for both. 99% of the names in Persian Baby Names have a documented meaning.
71 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Ava (#9, girls), Esther (#131, girls), Jasmine (#199, girls), Kiara (#238, girls), Kira (#455, girls).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. 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.
Persian Baby Names
| Name | Meaning | Gender | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava | Ava is a Persian name for girls that means voice, melody, song, opinion. | Girl | #9 |
| Esther | star | Girl | #131 |
| Kiara | Kiara is a Persian name for girls that means pica, a desire for eating non-nutritious things, such as ice. | Girl | #238 |
| Asa | Asa is a Persian name for boys and girls that means similarity, likeness. It also means beautification, adornment. Asa also means might, power, capability. | Boy / Girl | Boy #474, Girl #2400 |
| Romina | Romina is a Persian name for girls that means pure, purified. | Girl | #474 |
| Dayana | Dayana is a Persian name for girls that means gold. The word comes from the Zend/Pazend tradition and is not related to the Roman name Diana. | Girl | #494 |
| Sam | Sam is a Persian name for boys that means precious coin, coins made of silver or gold. | Boy | #650 |
| Kiana | Kiana is a Persian name for girls that means essence. | Girl | #718 |
| Lilia | Lilia is a Persian name derived from the Arabic word Lail that means night. | Girl | #919 |
| Vida | Vida is a Persian name for girls that means apparent, prominent, visible. In Pahlavi (ancient Persian) it means acquirer, finder. | Girl | #1022 |
| Asha | Asha is a Persian name for boys and girls. It is a synonym of Asa and means similarity, likeness, adornment. | Boy / Girl | #1196 |
| Adina | Adina is a Persian name for girls that means weekend, the last day of the week, which in Islamic culture means Friday. It is a variant of Adineh. | Girl | #1376 |
| Nila | Nila is a Sanskrit-Persian name for girls that means navy-blue colored. | Girl | #1670 |
| Yana | Yana is a Persian name for girls that means doer of good deeds, doer of good toward others. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia. | Girl | #1876 |
| Daria | Daria is a Persian name for boys that means owner, acquirer, figuratively meaning wealthy, blessed. Daria is the name of a king of Persia. | Boy / Girl | #1949 |
| Layana | Layana is a Persian name for girls that means radiant, shining, glowing, figuratively meaning beatiful. | Girl | #1973 |
| Ram | Ram is a Persian name for boys that means happy, joyous. | Boy | #2128 |
| Katana | Katana is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, fresh. | Girl | #2553 |
| Nava | Nava is a Persian name for girls that means melody, song, especially the song of birds. | Girl | #2648 |
| Aleen | Aleen is a Persian name for girls that means red, rosy. It is used to describe healthy and youthful skin, as in rosy cheeks. | Girl | #2917 |
| Mahsa | Mahsa is a Persian name for girls that means moon-like, thus meaning beautiful. | Girl | #3439 |
| Javan | Javan is a Persian name for boys that means young. | Boy | #4184 |
| Dastan | Dastan is a Persian name for boys that means story, fable, legend. | Boy | #5878 |
| Delara | Delara is a Persian name for girls and boys that means beloved, darling. Its literal meaning is one who brings happiness and joy to the hearts of others. | Girl | #5941 |
| Kimia | Kimia is a Persian name for girls that means elixir, a mythical material that was believed to turn copper and silver into gold. | Girl | #6369 |
| Artin | Artin is a Persian name for boys the means pure, virtuous. | Boy | #6811 |
| Borna | Borna is a Persian name for boys that means young, brave. | Boy / Girl | #6811 |
| Del | Del is a Persian name for girls and boys that means heart. | Boy / Girl | #6811 |
| Rad | Rad is a Persian name for boys that means generous, selfless, free, wise. | Boy | #6811 |
| Sina | Sina is a Persian name for boys that refers to Mount Sinai, known as Saynaa in Arabic. | Boy | #6811 |
| Parla | Parla is a Persian name for girls that means radiant, glowing. | Girl | #7565 |
| Arta | Arta is a Persian name for boys and girls, it comes from ancient Persian and means pure, virtuous, sacred. | Boy / Girl | #8287 |
| Iraj | Iraj is a Persian name for boys that means helper of the Ari people (the people of Iran, also called Aryans). | Boy / Girl | #8287 |
| Saran | Saran is a Persian name for girls that means start, beginning. | Girl | #8922 |
| Azal | Azal is a Persian and Arabic name for boys and girls that means eternity, since the beginning of time. | Boy / Girl | #9521 |
| Mitra | Mitra is a Persian name for girls that means the Sun, it can also mean promise. | Girl | #9521 |
| Ardin | Ardin is a Persian name for boys that means pure man, virtuous man. | Boy | #9864 |
| Armina | Armina is a Persian name for girls that can be a reference to Armin, a mythical Persian hero, or an ancient Parthian name for the area that is currently known as the country of Armenia. | Girl | #10241 |
| Vashti | It's a Persian name for girls meaning goodness, kindness, happiness, beauty.It's derived from the ancient Persian root Vash meaning good and is found in various languages of the Middle East. The a in the name Vashti is pronounced like the u in the English word run. | Girl | #10241 |
| Aayaan | Aayaan is a Persian name for boys that means long night. It also means improvisation, impulse, instinct, intuition. | Boy | #10889 |
| Arsam | Arsam is a Persian name for boys that means one who is strong like a bear. | Boy | #10889 |
| Bardia | Bardia is a Persian name for boys that means high in status, magnificent. | Boy | #10889 |
| Kourosh | Kourosh is a Persian name for boys that means like the Sun. Kourosh is the name of the founder of the Achaemenid Empire in Persia, who is known as Cyrus the Great in English. | Boy | #10889 |
| Radvin | Radvin is a Persian name for boys that means generous, noble. | Boy | #10889 |
| Shahram | Shahram is a Persian name for boys that means trusty soldier/servant of the king. | Boy | #10889 |
| Anusha | Anusha is a Persian name for girls that means creed, school of thought. | Girl | #11069 |
| Setayesh | Setayesh is a Persian name for girls that means praise, praising of God. | Girl | #11069 |
| Baran | Baran is a Persian and Kurdish name for girls that means rain. | Girl | #12120 |
| Elika | Elika is a Persian name for girls taken from Sanskrit that means cardamom (a plant with fragrant seeds). | Girl | #12120 |
| Kani | Kani is a Persian name for girls that means precious, valuable. | Girl | #12120 |
| Surina | Surina is a Persian name for girls that means joyous, happy, jovial. | Girl | #12120 |
| Arsham | Arsham is a Persian name for boys. It is the name of an ancient Persian personality who was the grandfather of Darius the Great (third emperor of the Persian Achaemenid Empire) and who is known as Arsames in English. | Boy | #12301 |
| Aryaman | Arayaman is a Persian name for boys that means giver of consolation, giver of tranquility, giver of success. Aryaman is the name of a brave warrior and leader in the army of Xerxes I, emperor of Persia. | Boy | #12301 |
| Novin | Novin is a Persian name for boys that means new, fresh. | Boy | #12301 |
| Raman | Raman is Persian name for boys that means happy, joyous. | Boy | #12301 |
| Aveen | Aveen is a Persian name for girls that means pure, crystal clear, transparent. In Kurdish it means love. | Girl | #13427 |
| Kania | Kania is a Persian name for girls that means spring, fountain | Girl | #13427 |
| Vina | Vina is a Persian name for girls that means perception, recognition. | Girl | #13427 |
| Hamta | Hamta is a Persian name for girls that means companion, partner, soul mate. | Girl | #15243 |
| Nareen | Narin is a Persian name for girls that means rosy, fresh, passionate, literally meaning like pomegranate, like pomegranate flower. | Girl | #15243 |
| Nilufar | Nilufar is a Persian name for girls that means waterlily, a type of flower that grows in lakes and ponds. | Girl | #15243 |
| Aaseman | Aaseman is a Persian name for girls that means sky, heaven. | Girl | |
| Abanus | Abanus is an Urdu variant of the Persian name Abnus. Either spelling and pronunciation is acceptable. For more details see: Abnus | Boy / Girl | |
| Abinus | Abinus is an Urdu variant of the Persian name Abnus. Both are acceptable. | Boy / Girl | |
| Abnus | Abnus is a Persian name for boys and girls that means ebony, which is a dense and expensive type of wood that can sink in water, used for making musical instruments. It is not a Quranic name but Muslims can use it since it doesnt have a bad meaning. | Boy / Girl | |
| Abrisham | Abrisham is a Persian name for girls that means silk. | Girl | |
| Adarina | Adarina is a Persian name formed from Adar (fire), in- (like), and a (name-creation suffix). The full meaning is fiery, and figuratively it means beautiful. | Girl | |
| Adineh | Adineh is a Persian name for girls that means weekend, the last day of the week, which in Islamic culture means Friday, while in others it can mean Saturday or Sunday. | Girl | |
| Afrisham | Afrisham is a Persian name for girls that means silk. It is a literary synonym of the Persian word Abrisham (the common word for silk). | Girl | |
| Afrouz | Afrouz is a Persian name for girls that means illuminating (one who illuminates), enlightening, kindling. | Girl | |
| Afrozeh | Afrozeh is a Persian name for girls that means that which illuminates, bringer of light, fire blaze. | Girl | |
| Afshar | Afshar is a Persian name for boys that means friend, companion. It is originally from Turkish. | Boy | |
| Afzoon | Afzoon is a Persian name for girls that means plenty, much, lack of need, opposite of scarcity. | Girl | |
| Ahvaz | Ahvaz is a Persian name for boys and girls that refers to a southern city of Iran in the Khuzestan Province, on the banks of the Karun River. | Boy / Girl | |
| Alaleh | Alaleh is a Persian name for girls that refers to a group of flowers known as ranunculus in English. | Girl | |
| Alborz | Alborz is a Persian name for boys that means great mountain, high mountain. The word Alborz is originally from the Pahlavi words Har (mountain) and borz (high). Alborz is the name of a mountain range in Iran. | Boy | |
| Alvand | Alvand is a Persian name for boys and girls that means powerful, strong, agile. It is the name of a mountain in Kurdistan (near Hamadan in Iran) and the name of a river near Qasr Shirin in Iran. | Boy / Girl | |
| Amooz | Amooz is a Persian name for boys that means teacher, instructor, to learn. It is often used as a suffix to other names, such as Danesh Amooz (teacher of knowledge, source of wisdom), but it can also be used alone as a name. | Boy | |
| Anaqat | Anaqat is a Persian and Urdu name for boys and girls that means elegance. | Boy / Girl | |
| Anasat | Serenity and Tranquility.. Anasat is a Persian and Urdu name for boys and girls that means tranquility, peace of mind, lack of fear and worry. It is a variant of the Arabic name Anasa. | Boy / Girl | |
| Andia | Andia is a Persian name for girls that is the name of the wife of Artaxerxes I of Persia, one of the kings of the Achaemenid Persia. She is also known as Andia of Babylon. We cannot find any information on the meaning of this name. It is possible that it is from an ancient language and its meaning is no longer known. | Girl | |
| Andisheh | Andisheh is a Persian name for girls that means thought, thinking. | Girl | |
| Anoushiravan | Anoushiravan is a Persian name for boys that means eternal, immortal, everlasting. It is the name of an emperor of Persia known as Khosrau I in English. | Boy | |
| Anushah | Anushah is a Persian name for boys and girls that means everlasting, immortal, firm and strong. Anushah can also mean happiness and good fortune. Anushah is a variant of the name Anusheh. | Boy / Girl | |
| Anusheh | Anusheh is a Persian name for boys and girls that means everlasting, immortal, firm and strong. Anusheh can also mean happiness and good fortune. | Boy / Girl | |
| Arameh | Arameh is a Persian name for girls that means calm, serene. It is formed from the word Aram (calm), and the attribution suffix eh. | Girl | |
| Aramesh | Aramesh is a Persian name for girls that means calmness, serenity. | Girl | |
| Arang | Arang is a Persian and Urdu name for boys and girls that means color, state, phase. | Boy / Girl | |
| Arasteh | Arasteh is a Persian name for girls that means beautified, adorned, and can be used to describe both physical beauty and good manners. | Girl | |
| Ardeshir | Ardeshir is a Persian name for boys that means fearless, extremely courageous. It is the name of a number of Achaemenid emperors. | Boy | |
| Areen | Areen is a Persian name for boys that means one who belongs to the Ari people. Ari refers to the people of ancient Persia, today known as Aryan, and in Sanskrit and ancient Persian means noble and pure. | Boy | |
| Areesa | Areesa is a Persian name for girls that is made up of Aree (noble, excellent) and sa (likeness suffix), thus creating the meaning of one whose character and manners are like those of noble and excellent people. | Girl | |
| Arianaz | Arianaz is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful and noble woman, beautiful and excellent woman. It is made up of Aria (noble and excellent) and naz (a suffix used to imply beauty and cuteness). | Girl | |
| Arjasb | Arjasb is a Persian name for boys that means keeper of expensive and noble horses. It is the name of the king of Turan in the Shahnameh epic. | Boy | |
| Arjomand | Arjomand is a Persian name for boys that means dear, beloved, respected, esteemed. | Boy | |
| Arkhun | Arkhun is a Persian and Urdu name that means leader, lord. It is derived from the Greek word Archon. | Boy | |
| Armaghan | Armaghan is a Persian and Urdu name for boys and girls that means gift. | Boy / Girl | |
| Armita | Armita is a Persian name for girls that comes from the Avestan language and means pious, virtuous, pure, humble. | Girl | |
| Arnavaz | Arnavaz is a Persian name for girls that means one whose speech brings mercy. In the Shahnameh epic, Arnavaz is the name of the sister of the king Jamsheed and wife of Zohak and later Faraidun. | Girl | |
| Arnawaz | Arnawaz is variant of the Persian name Arnavaz, which means one whose speech brings mercy. | Girl |
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.