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Names in Persian

NameCurrent Rank
Abbas

lion, stern

1872
Abdallah

servant of Allah

2780
Adel

N/A

3150
Adil

just

3151
Afsaneh

N/A

unranked
Ahmad

greatly praised

669
Akbar

praised

5654
Akram

N/A

2549
Alborz

N/A

12313
Alexander

defender of the people

9555
Ali

supreme, exalted

2524
Alireza

N/A

unranked
Amin

faithful, trustworthy

1637
Amina

trustworthy, faithful

307
Amineh

N/A

unranked
Anahita

immaculate

7973
Aqil

N/A

9007
Arash

N/A

6187
Aref

N/A

11011
Arif

N/A

5903
Aristotle

superior

4187
Artemis

N/A

1638
Asadullah

N/A

9968
Asal

N/A

5157
Ashraf

N/A

4428
Asif

N/A

8989
Atifa

N/A

unranked
Ayda

returning visitor; moon

2526
Ayoub

N/A

2280
Ayyub

N/A

2668
Azad

free, noble

4708
Azar

fire

4318
Aziz

powerful and beloved

1727
Azra

virgin

5671
Babak

N/A

unranked
Bahar

spring

4118
Bahram

good-natured, nice

12452
Baqir

N/A

unranked
Baran

ram

7284
Behnam

N/A

unranked
Behruz

N/A

unranked
Behzad

N/A

unranked
Burhanuddin

N/A

unranked
Cyrus

sun

254
Danial

N/A

unranked
Daniel

God is my judge

10441
Daniyal

N/A

3804
Darius

possessing goodness

unranked
Dariush

N/A

9099
David

beloved

12438
Davud

N/A

6898
Delara

N/A

5978
Ebrahim

N/A

3706
Ehsan

N/A

3279
Elaheh

N/A

15879
Elham

N/A

15911
Erfan

N/A

9223
Esmail

N/A

unranked
Fadil

N/A

9235
Farah

happiness

1363
Farhad

gained, earned

11324
Fariba

N/A

unranked
Farid

unique, precious

3281
Farshid

N/A

unranked
Farzad

N/A

6251
Fatemeh

N/A

unranked
Fatima

captivating, a woman who abstains

316
Ghulam

N/A

unranked
Gohar

jewel, gemstone

unranked
Golnaz

N/A

unranked
Habib

loved one

3470
Hadi

N/A

14030
Hagar

flight or forsaken

unranked
Haidar

N/A

4746
Hajar

N/A

5052
Hamed

N/A

9276
Hasan

beautiful, handsome

1204
Hashem

N/A

3006
Hashim

N/A

2209
Hassan

handsome

649
Hayat

N/A

3183
Hedieh

N/A

unranked
Hoda

N/A

12613
Hossein

N/A

11331
Huda

N/A

2282
Husayn

N/A

4342
Ibrahim

father of multitudes

359
Ihsan

N/A

16086
Ilham

N/A

8107
Iman

faith

2084
Irfan

N/A

5509
Ishmael

God will hear

1498
Islam

N/A

3474
Ismail

God will hear

1228
Ismat

N/A

unranked
Jafar

stream

4610
Jahan

the world

3235
Jahanara

N/A

unranked
Jahangir

N/A

11449
Jalal

N/A

5298
Jaleh

N/A

unranked
Jalil

N/A

4348
Jam

N/A

unranked
Jamila

beautiful, graceful

1560
Jamileh

N/A

unranked
Javad

N/A

unranked
Javed

N/A

13066
Jawad

generous; steed

2212
Jesus

the Lord is salvation

14183
Kamran

prosperous or successful

2759
Karim

noble, generous

819
Kaveh

royal

13229
Kazim

N/A

9406
Khadija

premature child

1073
Khalil

friend

14311
Kourosh

N/A

11700
Kurosh

N/A

unranked
Ladan

N/A

unranked
Laleh

tulip

12826
Layla

night

10455
Leila

night

268
Leyla

N/A

601
Leyli

N/A

9271
Maalik

N/A

8069
Mahdi

N/A

1600
Mahin

N/A

unranked
Mahmoud

praiseworthy

2292
Mahmud

N/A

7521
Mahnaz

N/A

11709
Mahsa

N/A

3466
Mahtab

N/A

unranked
Mahyar

N/A

unranked
Majid

illustrious

3846
Malek

N/A

1427
Maliha

beautiful

4152
Mani

moon

16708
Manijeh

N/A

unranked
Mansour

N/A

8077
Mansur

divine aid

11795
Mary

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

132
Maryam

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

390
Masood

N/A

unranked
Masoud

N/A

11807
Masud

N/A

7079
Masuma

N/A

unranked
Matin

N/A

6334
Mehdi

rightly guided

3939
Mehr

N/A

6818
Mehrab

N/A

7082
Mehrdad

N/A

unranked
Mirza

N/A

6064
Mithra

N/A

unranked
Mohammad

N/A

599
Mohsen

N/A

6344
Morad

N/A

unranked
Mostafa

N/A

5570
Mousa

N/A

4025
Muhammad

praiseworthy

245
Muhsin

N/A

3188
Mukhtar

N/A

10442
Murad

wish

2975
Musa

delivered from the water

unranked
Muslim

N/A

10543
Mustafa

the chosen one

820
Muzaffar

N/A

unranked
Nader

N/A

11859
Nadir

precious, scarce

4814
Naheed

N/A

unranked
Nahid

N/A

unranked
Najma

N/A

6305
Narcissus

daffodil

unranked
Narges

Narcissus flower

unranked
Naser

N/A

8115
Nasir

helper

448
Nasrin

wild rose

13056
Nasser

the winner

3427
Naveed

good news

9574
Navid

N/A

unranked
Nazanin

sweetheart

5238
Nazli

beautiful, delicate

4615
Negar

N/A

unranked
Negin

N/A

unranked
Nida

N/A

14744
Niloofar

N/A

unranked
Niloufar

lotus, water lily

10918
Omid

N/A

8764
Pari

fairy

6835
Parisa

like a fairy

5096
Parvaneh

N/A

unranked
Parvin

N/A

unranked
Payam

N/A

unranked
Pedram

N/A

unranked
Pejman

N/A

unranked
Qasem

N/A

10521
Qasim

charitable, generous

2458
Rahim

empathetic, merciful

2979
Rahman

N/A

4988
Rahmat

N/A

unranked
Rahmatullah

N/A

11920
Ramin

N/A

11976
Rana

queenly

6715
Rasul

N/A

6716
Reza

N/A

10999
Rida

God-fearing or devoted to God

5101
Roozbeh

N/A

unranked
Roshan

light, bright

3754
Rostam

tall, strongly-built, brave

6443
Roxana

dawn; or, little star

2091
Roya

N/A

2808
Rubab

N/A

14838
Ruqayya

N/A

5561
Saam

N/A

11974
Saber

N/A

14904
Sabir

patient

3864
Saraswati

possessing water

unranked
Sharif

the honorable one

5394