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Pakistani Muslim Baby Names
87 names this library records as being in Pakistani use, taken from the research note on each entry rather than from a guess about where a root comes from.
87 names
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- 87 researched names
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- Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading
Pakistani Muslim Baby Names? Pakistani naming sits on three languages at once. Arabic supplies the root and therefore the meaning, Persian supplies most of the imagery that Urdu poetry runs on, and Urdu supplies the spelling and the sound a family actually uses. A name here can be Arabic in the lexicon, Persian in feeling, and Pakistani in every practical sense.
عدنانAdnanSettler, Prophet ancestor, top Pakistani boys
آفرینAfreenCreation, well done, Persian praise word, top Pakistani girl name
أحسنAhsanMost beautiful, Pakistani boys name
عينAinulSpring of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name
عليزةAlizaJoyful, Pakistani top 10 girls
أنابيةAnabiaOne who turns to Allah, Pakistani girls name
عندليبAndaleebNightingale, the Pakistani Persian-Urdu name for the bird that sings to the…
أنوارAnwarLights, radiant, top Pakistani and Arab boys name
عريبةAreebaAreeba, Witty, Pakistani girls name
عريشةAreeshaThrone canopy, Pakistani girls name
عارفةArfaHigh-ranked, the one who knows, Pakistani girls name
أرفعArfaaArfaa, Most exalted, Pakistani girls
عرفانArfanMystical knowledge, Pakistani boys name
أرمانArmanWish, hope, ardent longing, Persian Pakistani boys' name
عروسةAroosaBride, the betrothed, Pakistani girls' name
أيانAyaanAyaan, Gift of God, top Pakistani boys
عيراAyraRespected, dignified, Pakistani trending girls' name
بلقيسBilkisQueen of Sheba, Pakistani girls name
بسمهBismaSmile, Pakistani top-ten girls' name
دانشDanishKnowledge, wisdom, Persian-Urdu top UK Pakistani name
دانیالDaniyalDaniel, the prophet of dream interpretation, top UK Pakistani name
فائزہFaaizahVictorious, top Pakistani/UK female name
فيضانFaizanFlowing bounty, overflowing grace, Pakistani boys name
فرحةFarihaJoyful, Pakistani girls name
حفظةHifzaProtection, guardian, Pakistani girls name
حكمةHikmatWisdom, top Arab/Pakistani girls name
حورHoorHouris, Pakistani girls name from Quranic paradise
حورينHoorainHouris dual, Pakistani girls name
حوريةHooriyaHouri, beautiful woman, Pakistani girls name
ہماHumaMythical bird of paradise, the Persian bird of fortune, top Pakistani
كائناتKainatThe universe, all of creation, Pakistani top 10
كاملKamilPerfect, complete, top Arab and Pakistani boys
کامرانKamranSuccessful, fortunate, Iranian/Pakistani
كنولKanwalLotus flower, Pakistani girls name
کاشفKashifDiscoverer, the one who reveals hidden truths, top UK Pakistani
مهامMahamFull moon phase, Pakistani top 5, mother of Akbar
مناهلManahilSprings of water, Pakistani girls name
مهكMehakFragrance, Pakistani top 10 girls
مهرینMehreenSun, kindness, Pakistani girls name
مناهلMinahilPure spring water, nectar of paradise, Pakistani top 10
منالMinalAttainment, gift, Pakistani/Gulf girls name
مصباحMisbahLamp, lantern, the Quranic lamp of Ayat al-Nur, top Pakistani
مباركMubarakBlessed, top Arab and Pakistani boys name
مدّثّرMudassarWrapped, title of the Prophet in Surah 74, top Pakistani
نبيلNabilNoble, clever, top Arab and Pakistani boys
نبيلةNabilahNoble, clever, top Arab and Pakistani girls
نديمNadeemCompanion, intimate friend, the trusted confidant, top Pakistani
نائلةNailaAttaining, achieving, top Pakistani girl name of blessed attainment
نسرينNasreenWild rose, top Iranian and Pakistani girls name
نایابNayabRare, Pakistani girls name
نمرةNimraTigress, soft water, Pakistani top 10
نور العينNoor ul AinLight of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name
نور الهدىNur al HudaLight of guidance, Pakistani compound girls name
عبيدObaidSmall servant, top Gulf and Pakistani boys name
پریPariFairy, beautiful, Iranian/Pakistani girls name
پروینParveenPleiades, Iranian/Pakistani girls name
قدسيةQudsiaHoly, Pakistani girls name
قرةQuratCoolness of eyes, Pakistani girls name from Quranic phrase
رمضانRamzanRamadan as a given name, Pakistani and Afghan
رمشهRimshaBouquet of flowers, jasmine, Pakistani top 5
روحیRoohiSpiritual, of the soul, Pakistani female name
رخسارRukhsarCheek, face, the radiant-faced, Persian-Urdu top Pakistani name
صابرينSabreenPatient ones, Pakistani girls name
سحرSaharDawn, pre-Fajr time when Allah descends, top Pakistani/UK
سليمSaleemSound, safe, the qalb salim of Ibrahim's prayer, top Pakistani
سمراءSamraDark complexion, brown, Pakistani girls name
سرفرازSarfarazSarfaraz, Exalted head, Pakistani boys
سحرSeherDawn, magical, Pakistani and Turkish girls name
شاهينShaheenRoyal falcon, Pakistani and Iranian boys name
شاهرخShahrukhKing-face, Iranian/Pakistani boys name
شاهزادShahzadPrince, Pakistani boys name
شاه زيبShahzaibCrowned prince, trending Pakistani boys name
شهزيShanzayPrincess, trending Pakistani girls name
شاذیہShaziaRare, exceptional, the uncommon one, top Pakistani girl name
سمرةSimraParadise, Pakistani top 10 girls
سوبیاSobiaBeautiful, praiseworthy, top Pakistani Muslim girl name
سهيلSohailSohail, Canopus star, Pakistani boys
سبحانSubhanGlory be to Allah, Pakistani boys name
سنبلSumbalSumbal, Hyacinth, Pakistani girls name
تنویرTanveerEnlightened, illuminated, top Pakistani Muslim boy name
طيبةTayyabaPure, good, Pakistani top girls name
الفتUlfatAffection, friendship, Pakistani/Urdu girls
عظمىUzmaGreatest, Pakistani girls name
وحیدWaheedUnique, from Al-Wahid divine name, top Pakistani/UK
وقاصWaqasSharp, decisive, top 10 Pakistani Muslim boy name
ذي شانZeeshanOf great splendour, Pakistani top boys
زينةZinatZinat, Adornment, Iranian/Pakistani girls
What makes a name Pakistani
Pakistani naming sits on three languages at once. Arabic supplies the root and therefore the meaning, Persian supplies most of the imagery that Urdu poetry runs on, and Urdu supplies the spelling and the sound a family actually uses. A name here can be Arabic in the lexicon, Persian in feeling, and Pakistani in every practical sense.
This page is deliberately narrower than the South Asian region page. A name appears here only where the research note on its own entry records Pakistani use, which is a smaller and more honest claim than assigning every South Asian name to a country. If a name you expect is missing, it is missing because the evidence was not recorded, not because it is not used.
The Urdu spelling matters more than English-language name sites usually allow. Two names that look identical in Latin letters can be written differently in Urdu and mean different things, and the Urdu form is the one that will appear on a birth certificate, a school register and a passport.
Questions people ask
What are the most popular Pakistani Muslim baby names?
AsrNaam does not rank them, and the honest reason is that reliable Pakistani birth-registration data is not public at the granularity a ranking would need. The 87 names here are listed alphabetically with the research behind each one, so you can judge rather than trust a made-up chart.
Do Pakistani names have to be Arabic?
No. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and not claim for a person what belongs to God alone. Persian, Turkic and Urdu names meet both tests routinely, and a great many of the best-loved Pakistani names are not Arabic in origin at all.
Why does the Urdu spelling differ from the Arabic?
Urdu adds letters Arabic does not have and reshapes several it does. The same name is often written with ہ where Arabic uses ة, or with ی where Arabic uses ى. Both are correct in their own script, and every entry here gives both.
What is the lucky number on each page?
It is the Abjad value of the name, the numeric weight the classical Science of Letters assigns to its Arabic letters. It is a feature of the tradition, not a prediction, and the Ilm ul Huroof page explains exactly what it is and is not.
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