Popular and traditional Burkinabé names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Burkina Faso. 91 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aminata | Trustworthy (Amina) | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Fatou | Fatima | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Léon | Lion | 👦 Boy | French, German |
| Louis | Famous warrior | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mamadou | Muhammad; Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Paul | Small; Humble | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French, German |
| Abdoulaye | Servant of God (Abdullah) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Aïssatou | Living (Aisha) | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Aliou | Ali; Exalted | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Awa | Eve; Life | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Camille | Attendant at religious rites | 👧 Girl | French |
| Cheikh | Sheikh; Elder; Spiritual leader | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Chloe | Green shoot | 👧 Girl | Greek, French |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ibrahima | Abraham | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Inès | Pure; Chaste | 👧 Girl | French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Jade | The precious green stone | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jules | Youthful; Downy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Juliette | Youthful | 👧 Girl | French |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Lamine | Trustworthy (al-Amin) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Lea | Leah; Delicate | 👧 Girl | International, French |
| Louise | Famous warrior | 👧 Girl | French |
| Manon | Mary; Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mariama | Mary | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Modou | Muhammad; Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Moussa | Moses | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Ousmane | Uthman | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Raphael | God has healed; God heals | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Victor | Conqueror | 👦 Boy | French |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Zoé | Life | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adèle | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ambre | Amber | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amélie | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Antoine | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aurélie | Golden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Babacar | Abu Bakr | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Baptiste | Baptiser | 👦 Boy | French |
| Benoît | Blessed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Binta | Daughter | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Capucine | Nasturtium | 👧 Girl | French |
| Céline | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clémence | Mercy; Gentleness | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clément | Merciful; Gentle | 👦 Boy | French |
| Colette | Victory of the people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Élise | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | French |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gaspard | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | French |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Jean | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Julien | Youthful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Kadiatou | Khadija | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Khady | Khadija | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Lou | Famous warrior (from Louise) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Margaux | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Margot | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mathilde | Mighty in battle | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mathis | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maxime | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ndeye | Mother | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Océane | Ocean | 👧 Girl | French |
| Pierre | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | French |
| Rémi | Oarsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Rokhaya | Ruqayya | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Serigne | Spiritual leader; Marabout | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Seydou | Lord; Master (Sayyid) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Sophie | Wisdom | 👧 Girl | French |
| Souleymane | Solomon | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Thibault | Bold people | 👦 Boy | French |
| Timothée | Honouring God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Valentin | Strong; Healthy | 👦 Boy | French |