Names between cultures

Arabic-American names that work in both cultures

28 names · 13 girls · 15 boys · Verified in US records

Arabic names travel on meaning: parents choose them for what they say, and American classrooms have learned to say them well.

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Why this list

Every name below appears in real US birth records, sorted by how established it already is.

Charts in both worlds

9 names

Layla#36 in the US
Aaliyah#101 in the US
Amir#105 in the US
Amira#132 in the US
Zara#212 in the US
Muhammad#239 in the US
Zayn#251 in the US
Leila#259 in the US
Omar#260 in the US

Heritage classics America embraces

15 names

Ali#306 in the US
Ibrahim#351 in the US
Khalil#384 in the US
Malik#437 in the US
Yusuf#449 in the US
Musa#469 in the US
Zahra#538 in the US
Zain#567 in the US
Samir#643 in the US
Hana#657 in the US
Noor#659 in the US
Ahmad#669 in the US
Idris#694 in the US
Ahmed#703 in the US
Samira#723 in the US

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Deep roots, distinctive here

4 names

Salma#936 in the US
Yasmin#955 in the US
Farah#1348 in the US
Nour#1525 in the US

Two families, two opinions

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