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List Of Most Popular Given Names
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population. Popularity by region The names listed in the following tables, unless otherwise noted, represent the most current top 10 breakdowns of what newborn children are commonly being named in the various regions of the world. Africa Male names Female names Americas Male names Female names Asia Male names Female names Europe Male names Female names Oceania Oceania ( , ) is a region, geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its co ... Male names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph (given Name)
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah (name)
Abd Allah (), also spelled Abdullah, Abdhullah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdallah, Abdulla, Abdalla and many others, is an List of Arabic theophoric names, Arabic theophoric name meaning ''servant of God'' or "God's follower". It is built from the Arabic words ''Abd (Arabic), abd'' () and ''Allah, Allāh'' (). Although the first letter "a" in ''Allāh'', as the first letter of the article ''al-'', is usually unstressed in Arabic, it is usually stressed in the pronunciation of this name. The variants ''Abdollah'' and ''Abdullah'' represent the elision of this "a" following the "u" of the Classical Arabic nominative case (pronounced in Persian language, Persian). Humility before God in Islam, God is an essential value of Islam, hence ''Abdullah'' is a common name among Muslims. The name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's father was Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Abdullah. As the prophet's father died before his birth, this indicates that the name was already in use in pre-Islamic Arabia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem (name)
Salem (, properly transliterated as '; Arabic name سليم, properly transliterated as Salim, is also sometimes rendered as Salem in English, though pronounced with a short ''a'', and ''ee''. In Arabic, the two are distinctly different names, although their meanings are similarly related. It can also be a transliteration of the '; the Jewish and Arabic name is also transliterated as ''Salem'') is an Arabic- and Sephardic Jewish-origin given name and surname, and an English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. Given name * Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah (1926–2024), Kuwaiti royal, commander of the Kuwait National Guard (1967–2024). * Salem Al Fakir (born 1981), Swedish musician of Syrian origin. Also part of Vargas & Lagola as Lagola * Salem al-Hazmi (1981–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11 attacks * Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah (born 1951), Kuwaiti royal and politician * Salem Nasser Bakheet (born 1977), Bahraini athlete * Salem bin Laden (1946� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murad
Murad or Mourad () is an Arabic name. It is also common in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Turkish, Persian, and Berber as a male given name or surname and is commonly used throughout the Muslim world and Middle East. Etymology It is derived from the Arabic Semitic triliteral root رود (r-w-d). Its Arabic meaning can be translated roughly into ''wanted'', ''desired'', ''wished for'', ''yearned'' or ''goal''. Given name Ottoman sultans *Murad I (1326–1389), often nicknamed Hüdavendigâr—from Persian: ''Khodāvandgār'' —"the devotee of God", the third sultan. Received the name Murad through a play on the Arabic word "mordd", which means "wish" or "desire". *Murad II (1404–1451), Ottoman sultan *Murad III (1546–1595), Ottoman sultan *Murad IV (1612–1640), Ottoman sultan * Murad V (1840–1904), Ottoman sultan Others Murad * Şehzade Murad (1495-1519), Ottoman prince * Murad (1911-1997), Indian actor * Murad Artin (born 1960), Armenian-Swedish politician * Murad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halim
Halim or Haleem () is an Arabic masculine given name which means gentle, forbearing, mild, patient, understanding, indulgent, slow to anger.Golziher, Ignaz, ''Muslim Studies'', ed. S.M. Stern (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1967), pp. 202–203, as cited in Stetkevych, Jaroslav, ''Muhammad and the Golden Bough: Deconstructing Arabian Myth'' (Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1996), p. 14. In Islam, '' al-Halīm'' is one of the Names of God in Islam. Abdul Halim or Abdel Halim or Abdelhalim or alternatives with Haleem mean servant of God, as thus described, and bearers of that name are listed on that page. Halim is also used as an abbreviated version of "Abdul Halim", or independently, as a name given to a male. Md Halim * Halim (name) Given name * Abdul Halim of Kedah, Malaysian former King * Halim Barakat, Syrian novelist * Halim Benmabrouk, Algerian footballer * Halim El-Dabh, American composer * Halim Haryanto, Indonesian / American bad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdur Rahman
Abdelrahman or Abd al-Rahman or Abdul Rahman or Abdurrahman or Abdrrahman ( or occasionally ; DMG ''ʿAbd ar-Raḥman'') is a male Arabic Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Rahman''. The name means "servant of the most gracious", ''ar-Rahman'' being one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ''A'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''u''. Because the letter ''R'' is a sun letter, the letter ''l'' of the ''al-'' is assimilated to it. Thus although the name is written in Arabic with letters corresponding to ''Abd al-Rahman'', the usual pronunciation corresponds to ''Abd ar-Rahman''. Alternative transliterations include Abd ar-Rahman, Abdulrahman, Abdur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, Abidur Rahman, Abdrrahman, and others, all subject to variant spacing and hyphenation. Certain transliterations tend to be associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tariq (given Name)
Tariq () is an Arabic word and given name. Etymology The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the Battle of Guadalete in 711 AD. It is also the name of a Quranic chapter. In literature and placenames Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night. The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran, where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and this is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an. It can also be found in many poems. For example, from the famous poets Imru' al-Qais and Jarir ibn Atiyah. Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim
Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) () is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the Names of God. Given name Karim * Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian actor * Karim Abdul-Jabbar (later known as Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar) (born 1974), American football player * Prince Karim Aga Khan (1936–2025), Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims * Karim Valiyev (born 1961), Azerbaijani General * Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), Iranian football player * Karim Azizou (born 1985), Moroccan footballer * Karim Bagheri (born 1974), Iranian footballer * Karim Bangoura (1926–1972), Guinean diplomat * Karim Benounes(born 1984), Algerian footballer * Karim Benzema (born 1987), French footballer * Karim Boudiaf (born 1990), Algerian-Qatari footballer * Karim Dahou (born 1982), Moroccan footballer * Karim Dembélé (1939–2010), Malian soldier and politician * Karim Djeballi (born 1983), French footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein
Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Muslims. In Persian language contexts, the transliterations ''Ḥosayn, Hosayn'', or ''Hossein'' are sometimes used. In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include ''Husên'', ''Husejin'', ''Husejn'', ''Husain'', ''Hisên'', ''Hussain'', ''Husayin'', ''Hussayin'', ''Hüseyin'', ''Hüseyn'', ''Husseyin'', ''Huseyn'', ''Hossain'', ''Hosein'', ''Houssein'', ''Husseyn'', ''Usain'' (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its second and third editions. This name was not used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan (given Name)
Hassan or Hasan ( ) is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world. As a surname, Hassan may be Arabic, Irish, Scottish, or Jewish (Sephardic Jews, Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews, Mizrahic) (see Hassan (surname), Hassan as a surname). Etymology and spelling The name Hassan in Arabic means 'handsome' or 'good', or 'benefactor'. There are two different Arabic names that are both Romanization of Arabic, romanized with the spelling "Hassan". However, they are pronounced differently, and in Arabic script spelled differently. * The more common name ' (as in the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's grandson Hasan ibn Ali), coming from the Arabic language triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N, has two short vowels and a single . Its meaning is 'the good' or 'the handsome'. Its usual form in Classical Arabic is الحسن ''al-Ḥasan'', incorporating the definite article ''al-'', which may be omitted in modern Arabic names. * The name ', which comes from the same Arabic root, has a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza (name)
Hamza (also spelled as Hamzah, Hamsah, Hamzeh, Humza, Khamzat or Hamëz; ) is an Arabic masculine given name in the Muslim world. It means lion, strong, and steadfast. It was borne by one of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Muhammad's uncles, Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, a wrestler and an archer who was renowned for his strength and bravery in battle. His exploits were detailed in the Hamzanama, an adventure epic written in Persian language, Persian. Given name * Hamza (rapper), full name Hamza Al-Farissi, Belgian rapper of Moroccan descent * Hamza Ali Abbasi, Pakistani actor, model, and film director * Hamza Abdel Mawla (1923–1987), Egyptian footballer * Hamza Aboud (born 1984), Lebanese footballer * Hamza Abourazzouk (born 1986), Moroccan footballer * Hamza Abdullah, American football safety * Hamza Abdullahi (1945–2019), Nigerian Air Force air marshal and governor * Hamza Abu-Ghalia (born 1980), Libyan weightlifter * Hamza Akman (born 2004) is a Turkish professional footballer * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
