Aramaic baby names
79 names of Aramaic origin given to babies in the UK and the US.
Popular Aramaic girls' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among girls in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martha | lady, mistress | 167 | 712 |
| Tabitha | gazelle | 319 | 1,299 |
| Marta | lady, mistress | 1,135 | 2,051 |
| Saphira | beautiful | 3,776 | 1,769 |
| Talitha | little girl | 2,206 | 3,576 |
| Safira | beautiful | 2,856 | 4,545 |
| Haziran | June | 2,509 | – |
| Maranatha | our Lord, come | 3,776 | 7,489 |
| Tamsin | 3,409 | – | |
| Yalda | birth | 4,935 | 7,883 |
| Tabita | gazelle | 3,776 | – |
| Thomasina | 4,276 | – | |
| Getsemani | oil press | – | 5,553 |
| Tamzin | twin | 5,990 | – |
| Thomasin | – | 8,360 | |
| Talita | little girl | – | 8,858 |
| Tomasa | twin | – | 10,913 |
| Bethsaida | house of fishing | – | 11,928 |
| Betzaida | house of fishing | – | 11,928 |
| Betsaida | house of fishing | – | 14,937 |
| Martie | – | 14,937 | |
| Bethaney | – | – | |
| Bethzaida | house of fishing | – | – |
| Betzayda | house of fishing | – | – |
| Tabbitha | gazelle | – | – |
| Tabetha | gazelle | – | – |
| Tabytha | gazelle | – | – |
| Tamsyn | twin | – | – |
| Tamzyn | twin | – | – |
| Tasmin | twin | – | – |
Popular Aramaic boys' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among boys in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | twin | 28 | 34 |
| Tommy | twin | 42 | 657 |
| Barnaby | son of encouragement | 204 | – |
| Barney | son of encouragement | 277 | 12,003 |
| Tomas | twin | 441 | 691 |
| Tadeo | 4,301 | 427 | |
| Tom | twin | 617 | 2,183 |
| Thaddeus | 1,613 | 797 | |
| Tomos | twin | 773 | – |
| Tommie | twin | 1,162 | 3,449 |
| Tomi | twin (as a form of Thomas) | 1,162 | 12,003 |
| Tommaso | twin | 1,537 | 4,856 |
| Barnabas | son of encouragement | 1,686 | 3,657 |
| Tommi | twin | 2,202 | – |
| Tadeusz | 1,964 | – | |
| Tavish | twin | 2,511 | 4,706 |
| Bartholomew | 3,747 | 3,088 | |
| Toma | twin | 3,021 | 4,049 |
| Hazael | God has seen | 5,065 | 3,512 |
| Shraga | lamp, light | 5,065 | 3,313 |
| Tomasz | twin | 2,742 | 12,003 |
| Tommy-Ray | twin + counsel protector | 2,742 | – |
| Charbel | – | 3,313 | |
| Twm | twin | 3,329 | – |
| Thadeo | – | 4,049 | |
| Bart | son of Talmai | 4,301 | – |
| Cephas | stone, rock | – | 5,044 |
| Thomas-Jay | twin + jay (the bird) | 5,065 | – |
| Bernabe | son of encouragement | – | 5,397 |
| Marti | – | 12,003 |
Every Aramaic name, A to Z
- Barnabas
- Barnaby
- Barney
- Bart
- Bartek
- Bartholomew
- Bartlomiej
- Bartolo
- Bartosz
- Bernabe
- Bethaney
- Bethsaida
- Bethzaida
- Betsaida
- Betzaida
- Betzayda
- Cephas
- Charbel
- Getsemani
- Hazael
- Haziran
- Maranatha
- Marta
- Martha
- Marti
- Martie
- Sabas
- Safira
- Saphira
- Sharbel
- Shraga
- Tabbitha
- Tabetha
- Tabita
- Tabitha
- Tabytha
- Tad
- Tadd
- Tadeo
- Tadeusz
- Talita
- Talitha
- Tamas
- Tamsin
- Tamsyn
- Tamzin
- Tamzyn
- Tasmin
- Tavis
- Tavish
- Tazmin
- Thad
- Thaddeus
- Thaddius
- Thadeo
- Thadeus
- Thadius
- Thom
- Thomas
- Thomas-Jay
- Thomasin
- Thomasina
- Tom
- Toma
- Tomas
- Tomasa
- Tomass
- Tomasz
- Tomi
- Tommaso
- Tommi
- Tommie
- Tommy
- Tommy-Ray
- Tomos
- Toms
- Tomy
- Twm
- Yalda
Other origins
Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Baltic, Celtic, Chinese, Cornish, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern, Native American, Old English, Old Norse, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yoruba
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aramaic baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/aramaic, updated 20 October 2026.