Native script

Names in Arabic script and Jawi

2,433 names, 30 first letters. Pick a letter to see the names that start with it.

Names: 2,433
First letters: 30
Boy: 1,651
Girl: 694

Pick a letter

Letters with 30 or more names have their own page (15 letters); the others are listed below.

Names by first letter

1.م · Mim 549
2.ن · Nun 401
3.ا · Alif 347
4.ع · ʿAyn 185
5.ر · Ra 104
6.س · Sin 99
7.ف · Fa 95
8.ح · Ḥa 85
9.ش · Shin 60
10.ز · Zay 59
11.ب · Ba 53
12.ج · Jim 45
13.ص · Ṣad 44
14.خ · Kha 34
15.د · Dal 30

Top 15 letters. First letter of the Arabic script and Jawi spelling, not the Latin letter.

Best-known names

Ordered by JPN figures (data.gov.my), then other records.

Other letters

ت Ta 29 names

ث Tha 5 names

ذ Dhal 14 names

ض Ḍad 5 names

ط Ṭa 12 names

ظ Ẓa 9 names

ق Qaf 26 names

ک Keheh 3 names

ي Ya 29 names

پ پ 2 names

Devanagari script Tamil script One name, many scripts Name in Jawi

A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name. These are the native-script spellings recorded in our data, collected from Wiktionary, kaikki.org and Wikidata name labels (see our methodology). Only 28 records link a source for the script spelling itself. We do not convert letters automatically, so names without a recorded spelling are not listed here.

Frequently asked questions

How many names are in Arabic script and Jawi?

2,433 names have a recorded spelling in Arabic script and Jawi: 1,651 boys, 694 girls and 88 unisex.

Which letters have the most names?

م Mim (549 names), ن Nun (401 names), ا Alif (347 names).

Is a name in Arabic script a religious name?

A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name.

Why are alif and its hamza and madda forms grouped?

As in dictionaries, every form of alif (ا أ إ آ) is filed under alif.