Muslim Girl Names
- Amayah
Origin:
Variation of Amaya or JapaneseMeaning:
"mother city; the end; night rain"Description:
Amayah debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016 and was one of the fastest-rising girl names in 2023. Amaya and Amaia are also popular.
- Qitarah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"fragrant"Description:
An intriguing Arabic option, also spelled Qitara.
- Aaliya
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"heavens, highborn, exalted"Description:
A spelling variant of Aliyah and Aaliyah, popularised by the singer of the same name.
- Hatice
Origin:
Turkish variation of Khadija, ArabicMeaning:
"premature child"Description:
The Turkish form of Khadija, an important Muslim name connected to the first wife of Prophet Muhammed in the Quran. Double-barreled Hatice Kübra also makes the Turkish Top 100.
- Betül
Origin:
Turkish variation of Batul, ArabicMeaning:
"virgin"Description:
A common Muslim girl name in Turkey.
- Maliha
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"beautiful"Description:
Maliha comes from the Arabic word malih, meaning "beautiful."
- Muna
- Danisha
- Ameera
- Atia
Origin:
Roman name, meaning unknownDescription:
Atia Balba Caesonia was a Roman noblewoman who was the mother of Emperor Augustus. As was the practice at the time, she had two sisters also named Atia, Atia Prima and Atia Tertia. The real-life Atia was reportedly a more worthy personage than the scheming Atia on HBO's "Rome."
- Shazia
- Jinan
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"garden, paradise"Description:
One of the most appealing Muslim names, both in sound and meaning.
- Serine
- Hafsah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"cut, young lioness"Description:
One of the most popular Muslim names for girls.
- Mehwish
Origin:
Urdu form of Mahvash, PersianMeaning:
"like the moon"Description:
Derived from the Persian name Mahvash, this celestial Urdu name means "moon-like", howeverm when considered with the symbolism of the moon in Persian culture, this meaning could be elaborated to "beautiful like the moon" or "radiant like the moon". It's Turkish form is Mehveş.
- Safiyah
- Aaishah
- Sunay
- Louli
- Ayzel