Popular and traditional Afghan names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Afghanistan. 133 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam (محمد) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Anahita | The goddess of the waters (آناهیتا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Arash | The legendary archer of Persian myth (آرش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Arman | Wish; Hope (آرمان) | 👦 Boy | Persian, Armenian |
| Ava | Voice; Sound (آوا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Bahar | Spring (بهار) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Bilal | Moisture; The first muezzin of Islam; Water | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Dariush | Darius; He who holds firm to the good (داریوش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Farah | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Fatemeh | Fatima; The Prophet's daughter (فاطمه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hasan | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hossein | Good; Handsome (حسین) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Karim | Generous; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Kian | King; Foundation (کیان) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Kourosh | Cyrus the Great (کوروش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mahdi | The rightly guided one (مهدی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mahsa | Like the moon (مهسا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Navid | Good news (نوید) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Nazanin | Sweet; Delicate (نازنین) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Niloufar | Water lily (نیلوفر) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Omid | Hope (امید) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Pari | Fairy (پری) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Persian |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Reza | Contentment; Imam Reza (رضا) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shirin | Sweet (شیرین); The heroine of Shirin Farhad | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Bengali, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian |
| Tariq | Morning star; One who knocks at night; He who knocks at the door | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Usman | Baby bustard; Uthman, the third caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Hausa |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Ardeshir | Righteous king (اردشیر) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Azadeh | Free; Noble (آزاده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Babak | Little father (بابک) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bahram | Victorious; The planet Mars (بهرام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bakht | Luck; Fortune | 👦 Boy | Pashto |
| Behnam | Of good name; Reputable (بهنام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Behrouz | Fortunate; Good day (بهروز) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bijan | A hero of the Shahnameh (بیژن) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Darya | River; Sea | 👦 Boy | Pashto |
| Faisal | Decisive; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Farhad | Happiness (Persian); A legendary lover (فرهاد) | 👦 Boy | Urdu, Arabic, Persian |
| Farzad | Born of divine glory (فرزاد) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Fereshteh | Angel (فرشته) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Firuz | Victorious; Turquoise | 👦 Boy | Tajik |
| Firuza | Turquoise | 👧 Girl | Tajik |
| Golnar | Pomegranate flower (گلنار) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Gul | Flower; Rose | 🧒 Unisex | Pashto, Turkish |
| Gulalai | Flower-like; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Habib | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hina | Henna | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Homa | The mythical bird of good fortune (هما) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Hooman | Good-natured; Kind (هومن) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Hussain | Good; Handsome; Grandson of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Jamshid | The legendary king of Persia (جمشید) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Javed | Eternal (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Kamran | Successful; Fortunate (Persian); Fortunate (کامران) | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani |
| Kaveh | The legendary blacksmith who freed Persia (کاوه) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Khushal | Happy; The Pashto poet Khushal Khan Khattak | 👦 Boy | Pashto |
| Laleh | Tulip (لاله) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Maedeh | Heavenly table (مائده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mahnaz | Pride of the moon (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Arabic |
| Mahtab | Moonlight (مهتاب) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Malala | Grief-stricken (named after Malalai of Maiwand) | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Malalai | Grief-stricken; The heroine of Maiwand | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Manizha | A heroine of the Shahnameh | 👧 Girl | Tajik |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mirwais | Prince; Ruler (Mirwais Hotak) | 👦 Boy | Pashto |
| Mojtaba | Chosen (مجتبی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Morteza | Chosen; A title of Imam Ali (مرتضی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nasir | Helper; Victorious | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nasrin | Wild rose (Persian); Wild rose (نسرین) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Persian |
| Negar | Sweetheart; Beloved (نگار) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Palwasha | Rays of the moon; Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Pashto |
| Parisa | Like a fairy (پریسا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Parvaneh | Butterfly (پروانه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Parveen | The Pleiades star cluster (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bengali |
| Parviz | Fortunate; Victorious (پرویز) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Payam | Message (پیام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Pouya | Seeker; Dynamic (پویا) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rostam | The great hero of the Shahnameh (رستم) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Roxana | Bright; Dawn (روشنک) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Roya | Dream; Vision (رویا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Saeed | Happy; Fortunate (سعید) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sepideh | Dawn (سپیده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Setareh | Star (ستاره) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Shabnam | Dew (Persian); Dew (شبنم) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Persian |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sher | Lion | 👦 Boy | Pashto, Arabic |
| Siavash | A noble prince of the Shahnameh (سیاوش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sitara | Star | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sohrab | The son of Rostam (سهراب) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Soraya | The Pleiades (ثریا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |