Posts Tagged ‘Arabic’


Fatima

Fatima can be pronounced with the accent on either “fat” or “teem”

Farrah

Farrah made its first appearance ever in the Top American baby girl names in 1976 at No. 276 due to the popularity of Farrah Fawcett

Farouk

12 American boys were named Farouk in 2012. The same number were named Fahd and Furqan.

Barak

16 American baby boys were named Barack in 2012, making the name just as popular as Leonides, Nizar and Rowland

Aida

In the USA, Aida ranked highest in the Top 1000 American baby girls name in 1954 at No. 663

Aisha

Aisha first showed up at No. 670 on the Top 1000 American girl names in 1973. By 1977, it was No. 175. In 2012, it was No. 577

Abbas

Abbas was the name of the prophet Muhammad’s youngest uncle

Abdul

In 2013, over 1,000 baby boys were named a form of Abdul. The top 3 were: Abdullah (369), Abdulrahman (141) and Abdul (114)

Abraham

Abraham Lincoln was named after his grandfather

Adlan

Two of the rulers of the Funj Sultanate of Sennar (1504-1821) in the north of Sudan were named Adlan.

Adnan

94 American baby boys were named Adnan in 2013, and 7 were named Adnaan

Ahmad

In the USA, Ahmad’s highest rank in the Top 1000 most popular male names was in 2001 at No. 386

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