Persian baby names
375 names of Persian origin given to babies in the UK and the US.
Popular Persian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esther | star | 154 | 119 |
| Jasmine | jasmine flower | 110 | 206 |
| Yasmin | jasmine flower | 332 | 955 |
| Rumi | from Rum (Anatolia) | 1,085 | 1,279 |
| Yasmine | jasmine flower | 561 | 1,183 |
| Mahnoor | moonlight | 474 | 3,067 |
| Jazmin | jasmine flower | 3,776 | 710 |
| Daria | possessing goodness | 801 | 1,855 |
| Jazmine | jasmine flower | 1,690 | 992 |
| Mehar | grace, kindness | 836 | 2,751 |
| Yasmeen | jasmine flower | 1,186 | 1,692 |
| Roxanne | bright, shining | 1,570 | 1,309 |
| Jasmin | jasmine flower | 1,460 | 1,406 |
| Roxy | bright, shining | 1,107 | 2,458 |
| Ester | star | 1,570 | 1,570 |
| Meher | kindness, compassion | 1,135 | 2,691 |
| Yasmina | jasmine flower | 1,512 | 1,855 |
| Mehreen | 1,085 | 3,974 | |
| Bibi | lady | 1,107 | 5,409 |
| Aryana | 1,642 | 2,099 | |
| Roxie | bright, shining | 1,280 | 3,902 |
| Yazmin | jasmine flower | 3,101 | 1,643 |
| Taj | crown | 4,935 | 5,409 |
| Sanai | – | 1,373 | |
| Dilara | adorning the heart | 1,512 | 4,459 |
| Khushi | happiness | 1,570 | 4,351 |
| Roxana | bright, shining | 2,344 | 2,354 |
| Rawan | 2,344 | 3,028 | |
| Esty | 2,675 | 2,173 | |
| Maham | 1,416 | 11,928 |
Popular Persian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | treasurer | 67 | 129 |
| Casper | treasurer | 180 | 924 |
| Cyrus | 441 | 268 | |
| Darius | possessing goodness | 481 | 788 |
| Zorawar | powerful, strong | 372 | 1,886 |
| Kiyan | 488 | 1,075 | |
| Kasper | probably treasurer | 488 | 1,867 |
| Dario | possessing goodness | 936 | 760 |
| Arian | noble | 870 | 965 |
| Arman | wish, aspiration | 718 | 1,204 |
| Armaan | wish, aspiration | 694 | 1,634 |
| Miran | 694 | 2,020 | |
| Mehtab | moonlight | 718 | 3,035 |
| Salaar | leader, commander | 660 | 3,088 |
| Shayan | worthy, deserving | 731 | 2,145 |
| Caspar | treasurer | 745 | 4,856 |
| Nihal | delighted; young sapling | 1,055 | 2,940 |
| Jorawar | powerful, brave | 854 | 4,248 |
| Kacper | probably treasurer | 842 | 7,190 |
| Shah | king | 1,055 | 6,799 |
| Tegh | sword | 1,337 | 3,756 |
| Salar | leader, commander | 1,162 | 4,248 |
| Shayaan | worthy, deserving | 1,133 | 5,606 |
| Kamran | successful, fortunate | 1,337 | 2,604 |
| Baran | rain | 1,473 | 6,799 |
| Shahmeer | king, leader | 1,286 | 7,675 |
| Shaheen | royal falcon | 1,537 | 4,538 |
| Mehrab | 1,473 | 6,140 | |
| Mirza | son of a prince | 1,537 | 5,397 |
| Zoravar | powerful, strong | 1,537 | 5,606 |
Every Persian name, A to Z
- Aafreen
- Aara
- Aarian
- Aashna
- Afreen
- Afsana
- Afsheen
- Aliyar
- Anahit
- Anahita
- Anara
- Arash
- Arian
- Armaan
- Arman
- Armish
- Arshaan
- Arshan
- Arshia
- Arta
- Artin
- Aryana
- Arzoie
- Arzoo
- Arzu
- Ashkan
- Ashna
- Asif
- Azaad
- Azad
- Azar
- Baaz
- Bahar
- Balthazar
- Baran
- Bibi
- Bijan
- Buse
- Camran
- Caspar
- Casper
- Cem
- Cinar
- Cira
- Ciro
- Cy
- Cyris
- Cyrus
- Daanish
- Daler
- Danish
- Daria
- Dariah
- Dario
- Darious
- Darius
- Dariush
- Dariusz
- Dariya
- Dariyah
- Darria
- Darrious
- Darrius
- Daryan
- Daryana
- Daryon
- Daryus
- Dastan
- Dearius
- Delara
- Derya
- Destan
- Dewan
- Dharius
- Dila
- Dilara
- Dilawar
- Essie
- Esta
- Estee
- Ester
- Estera
- Esther
- Esti
- Esty
- Faraaz
- Faraz
- Fardeen
- Farhad
- Farjana
- Faryal
- Farzana
- Fayrouz
- Feroz
- Firdaus
- Gaspar
- Gaspard
- Hester
- Huma
- Iasmina
- Iran
- Jaan
- Jahaan
- Jahan
- Jahangir
- Jahon
- Janan
- Jashan
- Jasimine
- Jasmaine
- Jasmeen
- Jasmen
- Jasmin
- Jasmina
- Jasmine
- Jasmine-Rose
- Jasmyn
- Jasmyne
- Jasmynn
- Jasper
- Jassmin
- Jassmine
- Javed
- Javid
- Jazmaine
- Jazman
- Jazmeen
- Jazmen
- Jazmin
- Jazmine
- Jazmon
- Jazmyn
- Jazmyne
- Jazmynn
- Jazper
- Jazsmin
- Jazzmen
- Jazzmin
- Jazzmine
- Jazzmyn
- Jazzmyne
- Jehan
- Jesper
- Jessamy
- Jessamyn
- Jihan
- Jorawar
- Kacper
- Kaihan
- Kameran
- Kamran
- Karishma
- Kashish
- Kaspar
- Kasper
- Kasra
- Kaveh
- Kavian
- Kayani
- Kayhan
- Kayvan
- Kayvon
- Keyan
- Khuram
- Khurram
- Khush
- Khushi
- Kimia
- Kimiya
- Kimiyah
- Kiyan
- Kourosh
- Kushi
- Kyros
- Kyrus
- Lazuli
- Maham
- Mahin
- Mahnoor
- Mahreen
- Mahrosh
- Mahsa
- Mahum
- Marjan
- Mehar
- Meher
- Mehjabeen
- Mehnaz
- Mehnoor
- Mehr
- Mehrab
- Mehran
- Mehreen
- Mehrima
- Mehrin
- Mehtaab
- Mehtab
- Mehvish
- Mehwish
- Mihran
- Mihrimah
- Miran
- Mirza
- Mithra
- Mitra
- Nahid
- Nahida
- Nasreen
- Nasrin
- Naveed
- Navid
- Nayaab
- Nayab
- Naz
- Nazanin
- Nazia
- Naziah
- Nazish
- Naziya
- Naziyah
- Nazmin
- Nazyia
- Neyzan
- Nihaal
- Nihal
- Nihan
- Nikan
- Nima
- Nishaan
- Nishan
- Nisreen
- Niyaz
- Nosheen
- Noshin
- Omed
- Omeed
- Omid
- Pari
- Parisa
- Parishay
- Pariza
- Parsa
- Peri
- Persia
- Raahi
- Radin
- Radvin
- Rahi
- Rameen
- Ramin
- Rawan
- Raza
- Razi
- Reshma
- Reza
- Roksana
- Ronak
- Roshan
- Roshni
- Rossana
- Roxana
- Roxane
- Roxann
- Roxanna
- Roxanne
- Roxi
- Roxie
- Roxy
- Rukhsar
- Ruksana
- Ruksar
- Rukshana
- Rumi
- Rustam
- Salaar
- Salar
- Saman
- Sameen
- Sanai
- Sanaii
- Sanjida
- Sanjidah
- Sardar
- Sartaj
- Setareh
- Setayesh
- Seyed
- Shabana
- Shabaz
- Shabazz
- Shabnam
- Shadman
- Shah
- Shahab
- Shahan
- Shahana
- Shahbaz
- Shaheen
- Shahin
- Shahmeer
- Shahnaz
- Shahrukh
- Shahveer
- Shahzad
- Shahzaib
- Shahzeb
- Shaista
- Shanaz
- Shareen
- Sharmin
- Shayaan
- Shayan
- Shayda
- Shazad
- Shazaib
- Shehbaaz
- Sher
- Sheraz
- Shereen
- Shervin
- Shiraz
- Shireen
- Shirin
- Sima
- Sirus
- Sitara
- Sithara
- Syris
- Syrus
- Tahj
- Tahmina
- Taj
- Tajh
- Taji
- Tamina
- Tegh
- Thahmina
- Tiam
- Tigran
- Vashti
- Vasti
- Xerxes
- Yasamin
- Yasemin
- Yasmeen
- Yasmen
- Yasmin
- Yasmina
- Yasmine
- Yasmyn
- Yasna
- Yassmin
- Yassmine
- Yazdan
- Yazmeen
- Yazmin
- Yazmine
- Yazmyn
- Yazmyne
- Yesmin
- Zahan
- Zaiba
- Zand
- Zareen
- Zari
- Zarie
- Zarin
- Zarnish
- Zaryan
- Zeba
- Zerina
- Zoravar
- Zorawar
- Zubin
- Zyrus
Other origins
Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Baltic, Celtic, Chinese, Cornish, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern, Native American, Old English, Old Norse, 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, “Persian baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/persian, updated 20 October 2026.