Popular and traditional Persian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Iran. 69 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam (محمد) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| 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 |
| Bahar | Spring (بهار) | 👧 Girl | Persian, Turkmen |
| Dariush | Darius; He who holds firm to the good (داریوش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Fatemeh | Fatima; The Prophet's daughter (فاطمه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Hossein | Good; Handsome (حسین) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Reza | Contentment; Imam Reza (رضا) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shirin | Sweet (شیرین); The heroine of Shirin Farhad | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Bengali, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian |
| Ardeshir | Righteous king (اردشیر) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Avin | Love | 👧 Girl | Kurdish |
| Azad | Free | 👦 Boy | Kurdish |
| Azadeh | Free; Noble (آزاده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Babak | Little father (بابک) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bahram | Victorious; The planet Mars (بهرام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Behnam | Of good name; Reputable (بهنام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Behrouz | Fortunate; Good day (بهروز) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Berivan | Milkmaid; Shepherdess | 👧 Girl | Kurdish |
| Bijan | A hero of the Shahnameh (بیژن) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Farhad | Happiness (Persian); A legendary lover (فرهاد) | 👦 Boy | Urdu, Arabic, Persian |
| Farzad | Born of divine glory (فرزاد) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Fereshteh | Angel (فرشته) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Golnar | Pomegranate flower (گلنار) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Homa | The mythical bird of good fortune (هما) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Hooman | Good-natured; Kind (هومن) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Jamshid | The legendary king of Persia (جمشید) | 👦 Boy | Persian, Uzbek |
| Kamran | Successful; Fortunate (Persian); Fortunate (کامران) | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani |
| Kaveh | The legendary blacksmith who freed Persia (کاوه) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Kawa | The legendary blacksmith of the Newroz story | 👦 Boy | Kurdish |
| Laleh | Tulip (لاله) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Maedeh | Heavenly table (مائده) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Mahtab | Moonlight (مهتاب) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Mojtaba | Chosen (مجتبی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Morteza | Chosen; A title of Imam Ali (مرتضی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Nasrin | Wild rose (Persian); Wild rose (نسرین) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Persian |
| Nazdar | Beloved; Charming | 👧 Girl | Kurdish |
| Negar | Sweetheart; Beloved (نگار) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Parisa | Like a fairy (پریسا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Parvaneh | Butterfly (پروانه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Parviz | Fortunate; Victorious (پرویز) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Payam | Message (پیام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Pouya | Seeker; Dynamic (پویا) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| 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 |
| Shilan | Wild rose | 👧 Girl | Kurdish |
| Shivan | Shepherd | 👦 Boy | Kurdish |
| Siavash | A noble prince of the Shahnameh (سیاوش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sohrab | The son of Rostam (سهراب); The son of Rustom | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Soraya | The Pleiades (ثریا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Taraneh | Song; Melody (ترانه) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Yasaman | Jasmine (یاسمن) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Zeinab | Zainab; Fragrant flower (زینب) | 👧 Girl | Persian |
| Ziba | Beautiful (زیبا) | 👧 Girl | Persian |