Saqlain
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAK-lyn
- Origin
- Arabic
Saqlain is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the two weighty things”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saqlain mean?
Arabic: from thaqalayn, dual of thaqal 'weight'
“the two weighty things”
From Arabic thaqalayn, a term used in the Quran for humans and jinn.
Is Saqlain a girl's or a boy's name?
Saqlain is a boys' name.
How popular is Saqlain in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Saqlain in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saqlain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
Names like Saqlain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Saif Usman Hamza Samir Saeed Qasim Asad Salman Hasnain Bilal Fahad
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saqlain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saqlain, updated 20 October 2026.