68 Beautiful Muslim Baby Girl Names With Meaning

Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. As such, I have selected 68 beautiful Muslim baby girl names, and their meanings are included.

List Of 68 Muslim Baby Girl Names:

Zeenat

The girl’s name Zeenat has Arabic origins and means ” adornment” or ”beauty.” Zeenat Aman, one of the greatest actresses of Hindi cinema, bears this name.

Naila

”Achiever or ”one who attains.”

Tahira

Tahira is a variant of Tahir and is meaning ”chaste” or ”pure.” Pakistani singer Tahira Syed is the recipient of the Pakistan Television Lifetime Achievement Award.

Sakeena

”Peace of mind.”

Izdihar

Izdihar is a derivative of Zahara and means ”prosperity” or “flourishing.” Either way, it’s a cute name for a wise baby girl.

Aleena

Aleena means ”graceful” or ”soft” in Arabic. Aleena Farooq Sheikh is a news anchor from Pakistan.

Layla

Layla is the Arabic word for night. Poem “Layla and Majnun” was written in 1188 in Persian. In 1970 Eric Clapton was inspired from this poem for his song “Layla.”

Yasmin

Yasmin has roots in Persian and has several spelling variations like Yasmine and Yasmeen. It is pronounced as yas-MEEN.

Salma

Salma is meaning ”peace.” Mexican and American actress Salma Hayek was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Samreen

”Beneficial.” Samreen is rooted in the Arabic word Thamar. Samrah and Samren are two popular variations.

Amana

Amana is derived from the Arabic word Amanah which symbolizes “reliability” or ”honesty.” Amana is pronounced Ah-Mah-Na so you don’t mistake it for Amanda.

Kalila

Kalila has its origins in the Arabic word kalīla and is symbolizing ”dearest friend.” Kalila wa Dimna is also a collection of interconnected animal fables.

Azeemah

Azeemah is a feminine variant of Azim that is one of the names of Allah in Islam.

Nadia

In Arabic Nadia means ”tenderness” and ”morning dew”.

Soraya

Soraya is the Persian form of Thurayya which is the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster. Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari was the Queen of Iran in the 50s.

Fatima

Fatima means “daughter of the Prophet” and I like it for a family of devout Muslims. Fatima bint Muhammad was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. In Portugal there is the town of Fátima. The event was reported by three shepherd kids.

Ashika

Ashika is a variant of Ashiqah that is meaning ”in love.” Ashika’s a great name to celebrate your new baby girl.

Saadiya

Meaning ”happy,” Saadiya comes from the Arabic word “saadi.”

Nusayba

”Noble lineage.” Nusayba is a variant of Nusaybah. Nusaybah bint Ka’ab was one of the early women to convert to Islam.

Mehreen

Mehreen is commonly used in Muslim communities especially in Iran. It is interpreted as ”compassionate” or “sun-like.” Bangladeshi singer Mehreen Mahmud issued her debut album, Anari, in 2000.

Qamar

Qamar means ”moon” and has an Arabic root. al-Qamar (“The Moon”) is the title of the 54th chapter of the Quran.

Maryam

Maryam is the Arabic and Quranic form of Mary. She is the only woman named directly in the Quran. The Quran calls Jesus “Isa ibn Maryam,” Jesus son of Mary.

Amira

Amira means ”princess” or ”woman who leads.” it is the feminine variant of the male Amir. Ameera and Amirah are variants that I like. the English word “admiral” has roots in amir al-bahr, “commander of the sea”.

Hidaya

”Divine guidance.” What a beautiful and fitting Muslim name for your baby girl.

Amani

In Arabic, Amani is synbolizing ”aspirations” or ”wishes.”

Ilyana

Ilyana is a derivative of the word ”Layyan” (gentle).

Hakimah

Hakimah comes from the Arabic word “hakim” which means “knowledgeable” or “wise”.

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Gharra

”Brilliant” or ”shining.”

Zahra

Zahra means ”blossom” or ”bright.”

Sumayyah

In 615 Sumayyah bint Khayyat is the first person martyred for the faith. It is symbolizing ”elevated” or ”lofty.”

Najeeba

Najeeba is another name with a meaning close to my heart, ”noble.”

Thana

”Praise.”

Qanturah

Qanturah has biblical roots and means “incense” or ”fragrance.” Keturah was a concubine and the wife of Abraham.

Nazahah

Nazahah means ”honesty” or ”purity.” Choose this Muslim name if you’d like to instill altruism in your daughter.

Maymouna

Maymouna symbolizes ”auspicious” and it has Arabic origins. Maymunah bint al-Harith was the eleventh wife of Muhammad.

Liyana

”Delicacy” or ”softness.” Liana is a different English transliteration.

Jawaria

Meaning ”sharing happiness,” Jawaria has Arabic roots. It’s a fierce Muslim girl’s name that’s unique.

Rania

Queen Rania (“one who watches with love and attention”) of Jordan was born Rania Al-Yassin in Kuwait into a Palestinian family.

Hana

Hana is bliss or happiness in Arabic.

Lamya

“Beautiful dark lips.”

Bushra

Bushra means ”good news. Pakistani-American novelist Bushra Rehman was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award.

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Habiba

Habiba is a variant of the male name Habib and means ”darling” or “beloved.”

Other variations are Habeeba and Habibah.

Inara

“Heaven sent.”

Karima

Karima is meaning ”generosity” and ”nobility.” Al-Karim is one of the descriptions of God in feminine form.

Nabila

Nabila (”noble” or ”high-born”) comes from an Arabic root about distinction. It is popular in Morocco and Indonesia.

Amal

Amal is the Arabic word for hope. Amal Clooney was born Alamuddin in Beirut and is married to George Clooney. It is pronounced as ah-MAL.

Hafsa

”Young lioness.” Hafsa bint Umar was the daughter of the second caliph and a wife of the Prophet.

Sundus

Sundus is symbolizing the fine green silk of Paradise.

Aisha

Aisha is meaning ”living” or ”one who lives.” Aisha bint Abi Bakr was the wife of the Prophet Muhammad and is regarded in Sunni tradition as intelligent.

Khadija

Khadija bint Khuwaylid was a Meccan merchant and the first wife of Muhammad. Meccans called her al-Tahira, “the pure,”/ It means early or premature child.

Noor

Noor means light in Arabic and is the same word the Quran uses for divine radiance. In 1978 Queen Noor of Jordan married to King Hussein.

Zara

”Blooming flower” or ”brightness”. Supermodel Iman was born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid in 1955.

Farah

Farah means ”joy” and is pronounced as FAH-rah. Farrah is the common English respelling.

Sana

Sana (”brilliance” and ”radiance”) comes from the Arabic root about things that shine.

Iman

Iman is the Arabic word for ”faith” or ”belief”. It is used by boys and girls in different countries.

Dalia

Dalia is linked with the dahlia flower which was named after botanist Anders Dahl.

Sabah

Sabah is the word for morning in Arabic. Lebanese singer Sabah is said to have produced close to 5000 songs.

Malak

Malak (”angel”) is related to malaikah, the plural the Quran uses.

Aaliyah

Aaliyah comes from the Arabic Aali that means ”high” or ”exalted.” Aliyah and Aaliya are popular spelling variations.

Jamila

”Elegant” or ”beautiful.” Djamila is the French-influenced spelling form that is common in North Africa.

Rabia

Rabia al-Adawiyya is one of the earliest Sufi mystics. It means “fourth female”.

Safiyya

”Pure or a sincere friend.” Safiyya bint Huyayy was another wife of the Prophet Muhammad.

Widad

Widad means ”love” or ”harmony.” Wedad and Widdad are spelling variations.

Halima

Halima al-Sa’diyya raised the Prophet in her Bedouin clan. It is symbolizing”gentleness” or ”patience.”

Ruqayya

Ruqayya (”to rise”) bint Muhammad was one of Muhammad’s daughters and she married the 3rd caliph Uthman ibn Affan.

Asma

Asma is meaning ”elevated” or ”supreme.” Asma bint Abi Bakr helped the Prophet Muhammad during the journey from Mecca to Medina.