Popular and traditional Malaysian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Malaysia. 615 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Aisyah | Living (Malay spelling of Aisha) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sophia | Wisdom (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek, Portuguese |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Amirul | Prince; Leader (of) | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Bilal | Moisture; The first muezzin of Islam; Water | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| Danish | Knowledge; Wisdom (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Hafiz | Protector; One who has memorised the Quran; Guardian | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hao | Vast; Grand (浩) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Haoran | Vast and upright (浩然) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Hasan | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Haziq | Skilful; Clever | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hussain | Good; Handsome; Grandson of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Irfan | Knowledge; Gratitude | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Jiahao | Pride of the family (家豪) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jiayi | Good and joyful (佳怡) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jie | Outstanding; Heroic (杰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jing | Quiet; Calm (静) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jón | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jun | Handsome; Talented (俊) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Junjie | Outstanding talent (俊杰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| 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 |
| Li | Beautiful (丽) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Ling | Tinkling of jade (玲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Mei | Beautiful (美); Sprout (芽) | 👧 Girl | Chinese, Japanese |
| Ming | Bright; Clear (明) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Nurul | Light of (God) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Puteri | Princess | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rizky | Sustenance; Blessing from God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Siti | Lady; Madam | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sofea | Wisdom (Malay spelling of Sophia) | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Tariq | Morning star; One who knocks at night; He who knocks at the door | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Usman | Baby bustard; Uthman, the third caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Hausa |
| Wei | Great; Extraordinary (伟) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Xinyi | Happy heart (心怡) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Yu | Universe; Space (宇) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abby | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abe | Father of many (from Abraham) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Aidil | Just; Fair | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Ain | Eye; Spring of water | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Aishah | Living | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Allen | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alvin | Elf friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Amirah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Amy | Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| An | Peace; Safety (安) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Angie | Angel (Angela) | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Ann | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Annie | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Asyraf | Most honourable | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Audrey | Noble strength | 👧 Girl | English |
| Azlan | Lion | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Azman | Determined; Resolute | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Azura | Sky blue | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Badrul | Full moon (of) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Benny | Son of the right hand (Benjamin) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Betty | God is my oath (Elizabeth) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Billy | Resolute protector (William) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Bo | Broad; Learned (博) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Bob | Bright fame (Robert) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Boon | Literary; Cultured (文, Hokkien form of Wen) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Cahaya | Light; Radiance | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Candy | Sweet; White, pure (Candace) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Carol | Free woman; Song of joy | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cempaka | Champak flower | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Cheng | Success; Accomplished (成) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Cherry | Cherry; Dear | 👧 Girl | English |