Popular and traditional Malaysian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Malaysia. 320 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Amirul | Prince; Leader (of) | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jie | Outstanding; Heroic (杰) | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ming | Bright; Clear (明) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rizky | Sustenance; Blessing from God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| 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 |
| Yu | Universe; Space (宇) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abe | Father of many (from Abraham) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Aidil | Just; Fair | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Allen | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alvin | Elf friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| An | Peace; Safety (安) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Asyraf | Most honourable | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Azlan | Lion | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Azman | Determined; Resolute | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Badrul | Full moon (of) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Benny | Son of the right hand (Benjamin) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| 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 |
| Cheng | Success; Accomplished (成) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Chris | Bearer of Christ (Christopher, Christine) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Chun-kit | Outstanding talent (俊傑, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Clinton | Hill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Danny | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Dennis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | English |
| Don | World ruler (Donald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eddie | Wealthy guardian (Edward) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eddy | Wealthy guardian (Edward) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Edwin | Rich friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eugene | Well-born | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Fadhli | Virtuous; Generous | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Faisal | Decisive; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Faizal | Judge; Decisive (Faisal) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Fajar | Dawn | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fauzi | Victorious; Successful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Feng | Summit; Peak (峰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Frankie | Free; Frank (Frank, Frances) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Gary | Spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Haikal | Temple; Strong build | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hakim | Wise; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Harvey | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | English |
| Herman | Army man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Hidayat | Guidance | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hock | Good fortune (福, Hokkien form of Fu) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Hoi | Sea (海, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Hong | Grand; Magnificent (宏) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Hua | Splendid; Flower (华) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Hui | Wise; Intelligent (慧) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ilham | Inspiration | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Indera | Indra, king of the gods | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Irwan | Beautiful; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Iskandar | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Jeff | God's peace (Jeffrey) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeffrey | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeremy | God will exalt | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jerry | Spear ruler (Gerald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jess | God beholds (Jessica, Jesse) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Jian | Healthy; Strong (健) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jimmy | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joe | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joey | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Johnny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ka-ho | Pride of the family (家豪, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |