Popular and traditional Persian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Iran. 150 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam (محمد) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Arash | The legendary archer of Persian myth (آرش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Arman | Wish; Hope (آرمان) | 👦 Boy | Persian, Armenian |
| Dariush | Darius; He who holds firm to the good (داریوش) | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Navid | Good news (نوید) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Omid | Hope (امید) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Reza | Contentment; Imam Reza (رضا) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Abdollah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Abolfazl | Father of virtue (a title of Abbas ibn Ali) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Afshin | After the Persian general Afshin | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Ahmadreza | Ahmad and Reza (most praiseworthy and content) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Akhtar | Star | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Alamgir | Conqueror of the world | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Alireza | Ali and Reza (exalted and content) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Amir Hossein | Prince Hossein | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Amirali | Prince Ali | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Amirhossein | Prince Hossein | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Amirreza | Prince Reza | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Anar | Pomegranate | 👦 Boy | Azerbaijani |
| Ardeshir | Righteous king (اردشیر) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Aref | Knowing; Wise; Knowledgeable | 👦 Boy | Persian, Arabic |
| Ashkan | After the Arsacid dynasty | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Azad | Free | 👦 Boy | Kurdish |
| Babak | Little father (بابک) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bahman | Good mind; The angel of wisdom | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bahram | Victorious; The planet Mars (بهرام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bakhtiyar | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Behnam | Of good name; Reputable (بهنام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Behrooz | Fortunate; Good day | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Behrouz | Fortunate; Good day (بهروز) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Behzad | Of noble birth | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Bijan | A hero of the Shahnameh (بیژن) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Danial | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | Persian, Arabic |
| Davood | Beloved (David) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Eli | Ascended; My God | 🧒 Unisex | Hebrew |
| Erfan | Knowledge; Mysticism | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Esmaeil | Ishmael; God hears | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Fardin | Glorious; Splendid | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Farhad | Happiness (Persian); A legendary lover (فرهاد) | 👦 Boy | Urdu, Arabic, Persian |
| Farshad | Happy; Glorious | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Farshid | Glorious sun | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Farzad | Born of divine glory (فرزاد) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Ghasem | One who distributes (Qasim) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Hamid Reza | Praiseworthy and content | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Hamidreza | Praiseworthy and content | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Hesam | Sword | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Hooman | Good-natured; Kind (هومن) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Hosein | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Humayun | Fortunate; Royal (the Mughal emperor) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Jamshid | The legendary king of Persia (جمشید) | 👦 Boy | Persian, Uzbek |
| Javad | Generous | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| 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 |
| Kazem | One who controls his anger; One who restrains anger | 👦 Boy | Persian, Arabic |
| Keyvan | Saturn; World | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mahyar | Friend of the moon | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Masoud | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Persian, Arabic |
| Matin | Firm; Strong | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mehran | Kind; Friendly | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mehrdad | Gift of the sun | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Meysam | After Maytham al-Tammar, companion of Ali | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mian | Gentleman; Nobleman | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Milad | Birth; Birthday | 👦 Boy | Persian, Arabic |
| Mir | Prince; Leader | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Moein | Helper; Supporter | 👦 Boy | Persian, Arabic |
| Mohammadreza | Muhammad and Reza | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Mojtaba | Chosen (مجتبی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Morteza | Chosen; A title of Imam Ali (مرتضی) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Moslem | Muslim; Submitter to God | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Nahid | Venus; The goddess Anahita | 🧒 Unisex | Persian |
| Noushad | Happy; Joyful | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Parsa | Pious; Virtuous | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Parviz | Fortunate; Victorious (پرویز) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Payam | Message (پیام) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Pedram | Victorious; Prosperous | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Peyman | Promise; Covenant | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Pouya | Seeker; Dynamic (پویا) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Ramin | Joyful; Peace-giving | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Rasoul | Messenger | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Raushan | Bright; Shining | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Roshan | Bright; Shining | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Rostam | The great hero of the Shahnameh (رستم) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sadegh | Truthful | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Saeed | Happy; Fortunate (سعید) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Saeid | Happy; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Salar | Leader; Commander | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sardar | Chief; Commander | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sarwar | Chief; Leader | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sasan | Ancestor of the Sassanid kings | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sepehr | Sky; Heaven | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shah | King | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shahab | Shooting star; Meteor | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shahin | Royal falcon | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shahram | Noble king | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shahriar | King; Sovereign | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shajahan | King of the world | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Shivan | Shepherd | 👦 Boy | Kurdish |
| Siamak | Black-haired; A mythical prince | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Siavash | A noble prince of the Shahnameh (سیاوش) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Soheil | Canopus (bright star) | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sohrab | The son of Rostam (سهراب); The son of Rustom | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Soroush | Messenger of God; The angel Sraosha | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Vahid | Unique; Single | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Afsar | Crown; Officer | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Farman | Command; Order | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Feroz | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Gulshan | Rose garden | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Khurshid | Sun | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Naushad | Happy; Cheerful | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Niaz | Need; Desire; Offering | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Niyaz | Need; Prayer; Offering | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Qaisar | Emperor; Caesar | 👦 Boy | Persian, Arabic |
| Safdar | Breaker of enemy ranks | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sarfaraz | Head held high; Honoured | 👦 Boy | Persian |
| Sarfraz | Head held high; Honoured | 👦 Boy | Persian |