Quranic Boy Names
98 names, 98 with a documented meaning.
About this list
100% of the names in Quranic Boy Names have a documented meaning.
9 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Aidan (#312, boys), Sudais (#3,382, boys), Gibran (#3,513, boys), Keyan (#3,589, boys), Ruhan (#5,878, boys).
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.
Quranic Boy Names
| Name | Meaning | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Aidan | Aidan is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means tall palm tree. It is derived from the Ain-D-N root (perpetuity) which is used in many places in the Quran. Help, intelligent | #312 |
| Sudais | Sudais is an Arabic and indirect Quranic name that means sixth, one out of six. It is the last name of a famous Quran reciter, Shaikh Abdurrahman as-Sudais, and for this reason some people like to use it for their children. Sudais is derived from the S-D-S (six) root which is used at least twice in the Quran. | #3382 |
| Gibran | Gibran is an indirect Quranic name for boys. It is an alternative spelling of Jibran, see its details in Jibran | #3513 |
| Keyan | Keyan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means being, existence, essence. It is derived from the K-W-N (existence, being, was) root, which is one of the most common roots of the Arabic language, used over 800 times in the Quran: | #3589 |
| Ruhan | Ruhan is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means spiritual (i.e. related to the spirit), kindhearted, compassionate. It is derived from the R-W-H6 (spirit, happiness) root which is used in many places in the Quran.Ruhan is a Persian name. | #5878 |
| Alhasan | Beautiful and Radiant.It's an indirect Quranic name for boys that means the good-looking one, the gentle one, the virtuous one. It is a variant of the name Hasan and both Alhasan and Hasan are correct and acceptable names.Alhasan is simply the name Hasan with Al- (Γ’β¬ΕtheΓ’β¬Β) added to it. | #7224 |
| Ayad | Benefit, Blessings and Profit | Powerful and Able.Ayad, is an indirect Quranic name. Pronounced as (U)ltimate + (YA)r(D), it is the plural of Ayd (hands, power, blessings), which itself is the plural of Yad (hand, blessing). It means a persons power and ability to do things, and also the good things and blessings. | #7224 |
| Siyam | Siyam is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means fasting (to refrain from eating for a period of time), which is a practice followed by Muslims throughout the month of Ramadan. The word Siyam is used nine times in the Quran. | #7725 |
| Tawaf | Tawaf is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means circumambulation, the circular walking around the Kaaba during the Haj proceedings. It is derived from the T16-W-F root which is used in many places in the Quran. | #12301 |
| Aasal | Aasal is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means late afternoons, evenings, it is the plural of the Arabic word Aseel (late afternoon, evening). The name Aasal is mentioned three times in the Quran. This name should not be confused with the name Asal, which means honey. | |
| Abhaj | Abhaj is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means more successful, more brilliant, better. It is derived from the B-H-J root which is used in a number of places in the Quran. | |
| Abraj | Abraj is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means beautiful-eyed, one who has large black eyes. | |
| Absaar | Absaar is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means vision, insight, keenness, perception, intellect, intelligence, discernment.. And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob those of strength and [religious]. (Quran 38:45) | |
| Adalat | Adalat is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means justice, equity, fairness. | |
| Adeen | Adeen (also written as Azeen) is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means obedient, righteous, one who listens to what is said, one who calls the Athaan (call to prayer), ruler, chief. It is derived from the A-DHAL-N Quranic root. | |
| Adwam | Adwam is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means more lasting, more stable, eternal, everlasting. | |
| Aghla | Aghla is an indirect Quranic name for girls (and rarely for boys) that means dearer, more valuable, most valuable, priceless. It is derived from the GH-L-A (to be expensive, to exceed limit) which is used in a number of places in the Quran. | |
| Ahbab | Ahbab is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means beloved ones. It is the plural of Habeeb (beloved one). | |
| Ajeel | Ajeel is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means fast, quick. It is derived from the AIN-J-L root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Akhmad | Akhmad is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means silent, calm, tranquil. It is derived from the KH-M-D root which is used in the Quran. Akhmad can also be a misspelling or stylized spelling of the Arabic name Ahmad. | |
| Akhtaf | Akhtaf is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means slender, slim. It is derived from the KH-T16-F root which is used in the Quran. | |
| Aknan | Aknan is a direct Quranic name for boys that means shelter, cover, place of retreat. It is derived from the K-N-N root and the word Aknan itself is mentioned in verse 16:81 of the Quran. | |
| Alamat | Alamat is an indirect Quranic name for boys (used in Arabic and Urdu) that means sign, symbol, gesture, emblem, landmark, insignia. It is derived from the AIN-L-M (to know) root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Anfas | Anfas is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means spirits, souls, breaths. Anfas is derived from the N-F-S root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Aqeeb | Aqeeb is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means follower. It is derived from the AIN-Q-B root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Aqeed | Aqeed is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means one who has given a promise, one who is under oath. It is derived from the AIN-Q-D Quranic root. | |
| Aqsaa | Utmost and Pinnacle.Aqsaa is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means farthest, it is the name of the third holiest site in Islam: Masjid al-Aqsa (al-Aqsa Mosque). This mosque is mentioned in the first verse of Surat al-Israa: | |
| Aqsad | Aqsad is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means achiever, goal-setter, one who achieves his aims and goals. Aqsad can also mean moderate, modest, righteous. It is derived from the Q-S-D Quranic root. | |
| Areesh | Areesh is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means built structure, especially a wooden structure built for vines. It is derived from the Ain-R-Sh (structure, throne) which is used in many places in the Quran. Areesh is also a Farsi name that means intelligent, wise. | |
| Arfaan | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness. Arfaan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means wisdom, spiritual knowledge. It is a non-standard variation of the name Irfan.. For more details see Irfan. | |
| Ashhub | Star. Ashhub is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means shooting stars. It is the plural of Shihab. | |
| Ashmal | Ashmal is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means more inclusive, wider in scope. | |
| Ashwaq | Ashwaq is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means longings, yearnings. It is the plural of Shawq (longing). | |
| Aswab | Aswab is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means better, more correct, more sensible. It is derived from the SAAD-W-B root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Awatif | Awatif is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means emotions, passions, instincts. | |
| Awfa | Awfa is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means faithful, true to his/her promise. | |
| Ayyad | Powerful and Able.. Ayyad is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means able strengthener, a person who is powerful and adds strength to others. It is derived from the Y-D-Y root which is mentioned in many places in the Quran | |
| Azb | Azbis a direct Quranic name for boys that is used to describe water, it means sweet, tasty, fresh. | |
| Azm | Azm is a direct Quranic name for boys that means determination, resolve, aim. The word Azm is mentioned about 9 times in the Quran. | |
| Eid | Eid is an Arabic name for boy that means festival, day of celebration. It is a direct Quranic name mentioned in verse 5:114 of the Quran: | |
| Ejlaal | Ejlaal is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to honor, to respect, to exalt. It is derived from the J-L-L root which is used in a number of places in the Quran.. And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor. (Quran 55:27) | |
| Etizaaz | Etizaaz is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to become glorious, to become mighty, to become honored. Etizaaz is derived from the AIN-Z-Z root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Falak | Falak is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means orbit, space, cosmos, path of the galaxies and ship. The word Falak is used twice in the Quran, in verses 21:33 and 36:40. | |
| Farahaat | Happiness, Laughter, Joy and Delight.Farahaat is an indirect Quranic name for boys. It is another version of the name Farhaat, you can see its details in Farhaat | |
| Farwa | Farwa is an indirect Quranic name for girls and less commonly for boys (though originally it was more common for males in Arab cultures) that means crown, wealth. It is derived from the F-R-A (to create, to invent, fur, covering) which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Farwan | Farwan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means wealthy, living in abundance. It is derived from the F-R-A (to create, to invent, fur, covering) which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Hadees | Hadees, which is an easier pronunciation of Hadeeth, is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means speech, dialog, new, modern. Hadeeth is used commonly to refer to the sayings of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah upon him. Allah refers to the Quran as Ahsan al-Hadeeth (the Most Excellent Speech). | |
| Haritha | It's an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means cultivator, farmer (literally one who plows), it also means lion. Haritha is an ancient Arabic name for boys and is a stronger form of Harith, and it is the name of many Sahaba(companions of the Prophet(PBUH), such as Haritha ibn ar-Rabee, Haritha bin Badr, | |
| Haroona | It's an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls. It is a non-standard modification of the Quranic name Harun, common mostly in Africa (for boys) and South Asia (for girls).Since Harun is not an Arabic word, the meaning is not perfectly known. Some sources say it means mountain. | |
| Hashaam | Hashaam is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means breaker, brave destroyer of evil. It is a stronger form of the name Hashim. It is derived from the H26-SH-M root which is used in Surat al-Kahf in the Quran: | |
| Ifra | Ifra is an indirect Quranic name for girls and boys (more common for girls) t... | |
| Ihram | It's an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that refers to the state of purity that pilgrimage enters during the pilgrimage rites. It starts when the pilgrims put on their Ihram clothes, which are the white clothes that are seen during the Haj proceedings, and ends when they take off these clohes at the end of Haj | |
| Imara | Imara is a direct Quranic name for boys that means to visit, to tend, to construct, to maintain, to enliven. It is used verse 9:19 of the Quran: | |
| Irtiqa | High Status, Exalted, Sublime and Superb.. Irtiqa is an indirect Quranic name thats used mostly for both girls and boys, more common for girls. It means going higher, ascension, to become better, to evolve, to mature. It is derived from the R-Q-A root which is used in a number of places in the Quran. | |
| Istiqlal | Istiqlal is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means independence, sovereignty. It is used when speaking of countries. | |
| Izfaar | Winning, Victory and Triumph. Izfaar is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to help someone attain victory, to help someone attain domination, to help someone overcome something. It is derived from the DHA-F-R root which is used twice in the Quran. | |
| Jalib | Jalib is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means attractive, one who captures hearts. Literally the word Jalib means attractor, and for this reason the word can also be used to mean motive, cause (the thing that attracts you to do something). | |
| Jalwan | Jalwan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means discoverer of the truth. | |
| Jubran | Jubran is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to create good change, to give recompense, to help the poor. It is derived from the J-B-R root which is used in many places in the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 names of Allah: al-Jabbar (the Unbreaker, the Healer of Broken Hearts, or the Subdoer). | |
| Kamaluddeen | Kamaluddeen is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means perfection of the religion, wholeness of the religion, it suggests that the baby is a shining example of a believer, one who makes the religion seem beautiful and perfect. Kamaluddeen is formed from Kamal (perfection) and ad-Deen (the religion, Islam) | |
| Kashaaf | Kashaaf is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means discoverer, finder. It is derived from the K-SH-F root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Khaleef | Khaleef is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls. It means successor (synonym of Khaleefa), heir, a road that goes between two mountains, or any path that is found in the mountains, including paths through which water flows. It is derived from the Kh-L-F root which is found in many locations in the Quran. | |
| Khaleefa | Khaleefa is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls. It means heir, successor, agent, deputy, trustee, and the Quran uses it to refer to all humanity, since humans are Gods agents, successors and representatives on Earth as is mentioned in the Quran. | |
| Khilaal | Khilaal is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means friendship, companionship. | |
| Kumail | Kumail is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means complete, perfect, mature, whole. It is derived from the K-M-L root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Mahaad | Mahaad is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means bringer of ease, one who comforts others, one who makes things even and uniform. It is derived from the M-H26-D root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Mashael | Light and Radiance.Mashael is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means lights, lanterns, torches, sources of light. Mashael is the plural of Mashal. It is derived from the SH-AIN-L root which is used in verse 4 of Surat Maryam in the Quran. | |
| Mashiyat | Mashiyat is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means will power, ability to make choices, will. It is derived from the SH-Y-A root which is used in over 200 places in the Quran. | |
| Mataf | Mataf is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means place of tawaf (a place where people perform circumambulation, which refers to the courtyard of the Holy Sanctuary in Mecca, Saudi Arabia), a place that is visited often. | |
| Mihad | Mihad is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means cradle, place of comfort, plain (large area of flat land). The word Mihad is used seven times in the Quran. | |
| Milhaan | Milhaan is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that refers to Kanoon al-Awwal or Kanoon ath-Thani (the months of December or January in English). The name comes from milh (salt), which is also used to refer to a pure white color, and December/January is named so due to its whiteness caused by snowfall. | |
| Mishkat | Mishkat is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means means niche, which is a shallow recess in a wall that contains a lantern (it is like a shelf to put lanterns on, but the shelf is embedded inside the wall). The word Mishkat is used in the Quran in verse 24:35: | |
| Mizn | Cloud and Rain.Mizn is direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means white cloud, rain-bearing cloud and rain. It is a common, though non-Standard, pronunciation of the name Muzn.. This word is used in the Quran in Surat al-Waqiah (chapter 56 of the Quran) | |
| Mudathir | Mudathir is a direct Quranic name for boys that means clothed, enveloped in garments, or dressed (in a particular way, mudathir fi burdatun sawdaaun means dressed in a black garment). It is the name of chapter 74 of the Quran and it is used in the first verse of the chapter to describe Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). | |
| Muinudeen | Muinudeen is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means helper of the faith, one who helps and supports Islam. It is derived from Muin (helper), which comes from the Ain-W-N Quranic root, and Deen (religion, creed, faith), which comes from the D-Y-N Quranic root. Both of these roots are used often in the Quran and De | |
| Muzakir | Muzakir is a direct Quranic name for boys that means one who reminds people of Allah, one who causes people to remember Allah. The Quran uses it to describe Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) in verse 88:21.. So remind them (O Muhammad), you are only one who reminds. (Quran 88:21) | |
| Muzarib | Muzarib is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means striker, fierce attacker. It is the name of one of the Sahaba (companions of the Prophet (PBUH), whose full name is Muzarib bin Zaid. Muzarib is derived from the DHAD-R-B root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Nehrin | Nehrin is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means river. It is a Turkish word derived from Nahr, which is the Arabic word for river and is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Nusaib | Nusaib is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means appropriate, fitting, proper and noble, gentlemanly. It is derived from the N-S-B root (lineage) which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Rehab | Rehab is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means vast, spacious, open-minded, generous. It is derived from the R-H6-B Quranic root. | |
| Siba | Siba is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means emotion, enthusiasm, youthfulness, childhood. It is derived from the SAD-B-B Quranic root, which has various meanings, such as softness, youthfulness and pouring of water. | |
| Sobaan | Sobaan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to return to Allah, to repent. It is derived from the TH-W-B root (reward, repentance, return, resort) which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Taihan | Taihan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means so vast that you can get lost in it. Taihan is derived from the T-Y-H26 root which is used in verse 5:26 of the Quran. | |
| Tamur | Tamur is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means lions den or lair, heart, saffron, minister or secretary of a king, self, and mind. It is derived from the A-M-R root (command, business) which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Tawakkul | Tawakkul is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to trust in God, to rely on God. It is derived from the W-K-L root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Tawheed | Tawheed is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means belief in the oneness of God, which is the central tenet of the religion of Islam. It is derived from the W-H6-D. | |
| Tawkeel | Tawkeel is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to trust in God, to rely on God. It is derived from the W-K-L root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Ubai | Ubai is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means little dad, it is a loving nickname for Abi, which means father. It derived from the A-B-A root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Udai | Warrior. Udai is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means small group of warriors attacking the enemy. Udai is the diminutive form of the Arabic boy name Adiand is derived from the Quranic AIN-D-A root. | |
| Udaina | Udaina is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means little Adan (little Eden). Adan means place of everlasting bliss. It is derived from the AIN-D-N root which is used in many places in the Quran.. Udaina is also a name for boys if taken from the A-DHAL-N root, with meanings of listener, obedient. | |
| Uhud | Uhud is an indirect Quranic name for boys that is the name of a mountain near the city of Madina in Saudi Arabia, which was the site of the second major battle in Islamic history. The word Uhud is derived from the A-H6-D root (one, single), but the meaning of Uhud itself is unclear. | |
| Umara | Umara is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls. It is an ancient Arabic name, for this reason its meaning is not perfectly determinate, but its root is Ain-M-R, which has meanings of to build, to maintain, to tend to, to enliven, to inhabit, to settle in, which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Uwaymir | Life and Alive. Uwaymir is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means life, long-lived. It is a synonym of an Umair.Uwaymir is derived from the Ain-M-R root which is used in many places in the Quran. | |
| Zahian | Light and Radiance.It's an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls meaning bright day, brilliant, full of light. It is derived from the DHAD-H6-Y root which is used in many places in the Quran.. [Moses] said, Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning.(Quran 20:59) | |
| Zaml | Zaml is an indirect Quranic name for boys. It is an ancient Arabic name without a clearly defined meaning, but since it is derived from the Z-M-L root (wrapped up, modesty), it has meanings of modest, bashful, virtuous. | |
| Zareeb | It's an indirect Quranic name for boys that means likeness, similarity, type, hitter, fierce attacker. It is derived from the DHAD-R-B root found in many places in the Quran.. Then We inspired to Moses, Strike with your staff the sea, and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain. (26:63) | |
| Zumar | Zumar is a direct Quranic name for boys and girls that means groups, throngs... | |
| Zuraib | Zuraib is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means fierce attacker. It is the name of one of the Sahaba (companions of the Prophet (PBUH) whose full name is Zuraib ibn Naqeer ibn Sumair.Zuraib is derived from the DHAD-R-B root (to strike) which is used in many places in the Quran. |
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.