This Persian name generator draws five names per press from 165: 67 women's and 97 men's given names and 5 family names, each in Latin letters and in Persian script. The list is a selection, not a ranking.
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Names that are also words
Choose Women's given names or Men's given names in the menu under the button. 50 cards add what the same word means in Persian: Laleh is tulip, Darya sea, Setareh star, Omid hope. A card may also name the language the name comes from, most often Arabic or Middle Persian.
Names from the Shahnameh, and family names
19 cards say the name is in the Shahnameh, the Persian epic: Rostam, Tahmina and Siavash among them. Choose Family names for a sample of 5. English Wikipedia's article on Persian names says hereditary surnames became standard in Iran after 1925.
Tips
Most cards add other Latin spellings after 'Also written': Reza is also Riza, Davood also Dawood.
4 names are given to women and men and stand under both choices.
Questions and answers
Is this an Iranian name generator?
It serves as one. Every given name here has an English Wikipedia article filed under Persian or Iranian given names. Iran has other languages too, and this page holds few names from them.
What are common Persian names?
No open national count of names for Iran was found, so this page does not rank them. It holds names that both a dictionary and an encyclopedia list as Persian or Iranian, such as Leila, Soraya, Ali and Bahram.
Do Persian names have meanings?
Many are everyday words. Laleh is also the word for tulip and Bahar the word for spring. The card prints a meaning only where the name's dictionary entry gives that word a definition; no meaning is guessed.
Why does one name have several spellings?
Persian is written in its own script, and there is more than one way to set it in Latin letters. The card leads with one spelling from the name's dictionary entry and adds up to two more.
Akhtar اخترName for women and men. The same word means “star”.
Anahita آناهیتاWoman's name. From Old Persian.
Azar آذرWoman's name. The same word means “fire”.
Bahar بهارWoman's name. The same word means “spring (season)”. From Middle Persian.
Banu بانوWoman's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Banoo or Banou.
Baran بارانWoman's name. From Middle Persian.
Bita بیتاWoman's name.
Darya دریاWoman's name. The same word means “sea”. From Middle Persian.
Elham الهامName for women and men. From Arabic. Also written Ilham.
Fariba فریباWoman's name.
Faryal فریالWoman's name. Also written Farial.
Farzaneh فرزانهWoman's name. The same word means “wise, learned, sapient”.
Fatima فاطمهWoman's name. From Arabic. Also written Fatemeh or Fateme.
Fereshteh فرشتهWoman's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Fereshte or Farishtah.
Gohar گوهرWoman's name. The same word means “jewel, gem”. From Middle Persian. Also written Gowhar.
Haleh هالهWoman's name. The same word means “halo”. From Ancient Greek.
Homa هماWoman's name. The same word means “lammergeier”.
Jahan جهانName for women and men. The same word means “world, universe”.
Khorshid خورشیدName for women and men. Also written Khurshed.
Show all 165 Persian names (146 more)
Women's given names, continued
Kimiya کیمیاWoman's name. The same word means “alchemy”. From Ancient Greek.
Laleh لالهWoman's name. The same word means “tulip”. Also written Lala or Lale.
Leila لیلاWoman's name. From Arabic. Also written Leyla or Layla.
Mahnaz مهنازWoman's name.
Mahnoosh مهنوشWoman's name. Also written Mahnoush.
Mahsa مهساWoman's name.
Mahshid مهشیدWoman's name. The same word means “the moon”.
Mahtab مهتابWoman's name. The same word means “moonlight”.
Manijeh منیژهWoman's name. From Parthian. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Manije or Manizhe.
Marjan مرجانWoman's name. From Arabic.
Marzieh مرضیهWoman's name. From Arabic. Also written Marziyya or Marziyyeh.
Mina میناWoman's name.
Mitra میتراWoman's name.
Mozhdeh مژدهWoman's name. The same word means “good news”. From Parthian. Also written Mojdeh or Muzhda.
Mozhgan مژگانWoman's name. Also written Mojgan.
Narges نرگسWoman's name. The same word means “narcissus”. From Middle Persian. Also written Nargis.
Nasrin نسرینWoman's name. Also written Nasreen or Nasrine.
Nava نواWoman's name.
Negar نگارWoman's name. The same word means “painting, picture”.
Negin نگینWoman's name.
Niusha نیوشاWoman's name. The same word means “receptive”. Also written Niosha or Niyusha.
Parastu پرستوWoman's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Parastou or Parastoo.
Parisa پریساWoman's name.
Parvaneh پروانهWoman's name. The same word means “butterfly”. From Middle Persian. Also written Parwana.
Parvin پروینWoman's name.
Pegah پگاهWoman's name. The same word means “dawn”. Also written Pagah.
Pooran پورانWoman's name.
Ravan روانWoman's name. The same word means “psyche”. From Middle Persian.
Roya رؤیاWoman's name. From Arabic.
Rudabeh رودابهWoman's name. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Roodabeh or Roudabeh.
Sahar سحرWoman's name. The same word means “dawn”. From Arabic.
Samira سمیراWoman's name. From Arabic.
Sareh سارهWoman's name. Also written Sara or Sare.
Sepideh سپیدهWoman's name. The same word means “dawn, first light”. Also written Sapeda or Sepide.
Setareh ستارهWoman's name. The same word means “star”. From Middle Persian. Also written Sitara or Setare.
Shadi شادیWoman's name. The same word means “joy”. From Middle Persian. Also written Shadee or Shahdee.
Shahla شهلاWoman's name. The same word means “dark blue mixed with red”. From Arabic.
Shahnaz شهنازWoman's name. Also written Shehnaz.
Shireen شیرینWoman's name. The same word means “sweet”. From Middle Persian. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Shirin or Sheereen.
Sima سیماWoman's name. The same word means “face”.
Simin سیمینWoman's name. The same word means “silver, silvery”. From Middle Persian.
Soheila سهیلاWoman's name. From Arabic. Also written Soheyla.
Soraya ثریاWoman's name. From Arabic. Also written Surayya or Sorayya.
Sousan سوسنWoman's name. The same word means “lily”. Also written Sosan or Susan.
Tahmina تهمینهWoman's name. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Tamina or Tahmineh.
Taraneh ترانهWoman's name. The same word means “song”.
Yasameen یاسمینWoman's name. Also written Yasmeen or Yasmin.
Yeganeh یگانهWoman's name. The same word means “unique, sole, single, one”. From Middle Persian. Also written Yaganah.
Men's given names 93
Abbas عباسMan's name. From Arabic.
Abdollah عبداللهMan's name. From Arabic.
Abdorreza عبدالرضاMan's name. From Arabic.
Afshin افشینMan's name. From Middle Persian.
Ahmad احمدMan's name. The same word means “most praiseworthy”. From Arabic.
Ali علیMan's name. The same word means “high”. From Arabic.
Amir امیرMan's name. The same word means “commander”. From Arabic.
Arash آرشMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh.
Ardeshir اردشیرMan's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Ardashir or Ardasher.
Armin آرمینMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh.
Arya آریاMan's name.
Aryan آریانMan's name. Also written Arian.
Asadollah اسداللهMan's name. From Arabic.
Aydin آیدینMan's name. From Azerbaijani.
Aziz عزیزMan's name. The same word means “dear”.
Bahman بهمنMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh.
Bahram بهرامMan's name.
Behnam بهنامMan's name. Also written Bihnam.
Behrouz بهروزMan's name. Also written Behruz or Behrooz.
Behzad بهزادMan's name.
Bijan بیژنMan's name. From Parthian. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Bizhhan or Bejan.
Daryush داریوشMan's name. From Old Persian. Also written Daryoush or Daryoosh.
Davood داوودMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Dawood or Davoud.
Ehsan احسانMan's name. From Arabic.
Erfan عرفانMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Irfan.
Esfandiar اسفندیارMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Esfandiyar or Esfandyar.
Eskandar اسکندرMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Iskandar.
Esmail اسماعیلMan's name. Also written Ismail or Ismaeel.
Faredun فریدونMan's name. From Middle Persian. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Fareydun or Feridun.
Farhad فرهادMan's name.
Farshad فرشادMan's name.
Farzad فرزادMan's name.
Ghasem قاسمMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Qasim or Qasem.
Habib حبیبMan's name. From Arabic.
Hamed حامدMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Hamid.
Hamid حمیدMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Hameed.
Hasan حسنMan's name. The same word means “beautiful, pleasing, good”. From Arabic. Also written Hassan.
Heydar حیدرMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Haydar or Hyder.
Hosein حسینMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Husain or Husein.
Humayun همایونMan's name. The same word means “blessed, sacred, fortunate”. Also written Homayoun or Homayoon.
Hushang هوشنگMan's name. From Middle Persian. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Houshang or Hooshang.
Ibrahim ابراهیمMan's name.
Iman ایمانMan's name. The same word means “faith”. From Arabic.
Iraj ایرجMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh.
Jahangir جهانگیرMan's name. The same word means “world-conquering”.
Jamshid جمشیدMan's name. From Middle Persian. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Jamsheed.
Javeed جاویدMan's name. The same word means “eternal”. From Middle Persian. Also written Jawed or Javid.
Kamran کامرانMan's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Cumrun.
Kaveh کاوهMan's name.
Kayvan کیوانMan's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Keyvan.
Kazem کاظمMan's name. From Arabic.
Khosrow خسروMan's name. The same word means “(great) king”. From Middle Persian. Also written Khusro or Khosrau.
Kourosh کوروشMan's name. From Old Persian. Also written Kurosh.
Mahan ماهانMan's name.
Mahdi مهدیMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Mehdi.
Mahyar مهیارMan's name.
Manuchehr منوچهرMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Manouchehr or Manoochehr.
Masud مسعودMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Masood or Massoud.
Mehran مهرانMan's name. From Middle Persian.
Mehrdad مهردادMan's name. From Middle Persian.
Meysam میثمMan's name. Also written Meisam.
Milad میلادMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh.
Mohammad-Reza محمدرضاMan's name.
Mohsen محسنMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Muhsin or Mohsin.
Mojtaba مجتبیMan's name. The same word means “chosen”. Also written Mujtaba.
Morad مرادMan's name. The same word means “desire, wish”. From Arabic. Also written Murad.
Mostafa مصطفیMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Mustafa.
Muhammad محمدMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Mohammed or Mohammad.
Nariman نریمانMan's name. From Avestan. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Nareeman or Narreeman.
Omid امیدMan's name. The same word means “hope”. From Middle Persian. Also written Umed or Umid.
Parviz پرویزMan's name. Also written Parwez.
Payam پیامMan's name.
Pejman پژمانMan's name. Also written Pezhman.
Peyman پیمانMan's name. Also written Payman or Paymon.
Pouria پوریاMan's name. Also written Pooria or Pouriya.
Ramin رامینMan's name.
Rashid رشیدMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Rasheed.
Reza رضاMan's name. The same word means “agreement”. From Arabic. Also written Riza or Raza.
Roozbeh روزبهMan's name. The same word means “daily fortunate, happier every day”. From Middle Persian. Also written Rouzbeh or Ruzbeh.
Rostam رستمMan's name. The same word means “great hero”. From Middle Persian. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Rustam.
Ruhollah روح‌اللهMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Rouhollah or Roohollah.
Said سعیدMan's name. The same word means “happy”. From Arabic. Also written Saeed or Sayid.
Salar سالارMan's name. The same word means “leader”.
Saman سامانMan's name. From Middle Persian.
Samir سمیرMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Sameer.
Sasan ساسانMan's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Sassan.
Shahram شهرامMan's name.
Shahruz شهروزMan's name. Also written Shahrouz or Shahrooz.
Shahryar شهریارMan's name. The same word means “lord, sovereign, king”. From Middle Persian.
Shapur شاپورMan's name. From Middle Persian. Also written Shapour or Shapoor.
Siamak سیامکMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Siyamak.
Siavash سیاوشMan's name. A name in the Shahnameh. Also written Siyavash or Syavash.
Zeeshan زشانMan's name. From Arabic. Also written Zeshan or Zishan.
Family names 5
Araki اراکیFamily name.
Najafi نجفیFamily name.
Sabbaghian صباغیانFamily name.
Sadeghi صادقیFamily name. Also written Sadiqi or Sadeqi.
Veisi ویسیFamily name. Also written Veysi.
How this list was compiled: A selection by a written rule, built on 3 October 2026. No national open file of names for Iran was found, so nothing here says how common a name is. Given names: the Persian entries in English Wiktionary's categories of Persian male, female and unisex given names (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Persian_given_names, CC BY-SA 4.0, read that day). A name is listed when (1) its entry gives a spelling in Latin letters and (2) English Wikipedia has an article on the name under one of those spellings, filed in a category of Persian or Iranian given names (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Persian_given_names, read the same day). 160 names pass; 58 entries have no Latin spelling and 280 no such article, many of them Persian spellings of names from other languages (Jack, Helen, Robert). One name was taken out by hand because its Latin spelling reads as an unrelated English word. The card leads with the spelling of the name's Wikipedia article where the entry lists that spelling and the article is not also filed as an Arabic or Turkish name (17 cards), and otherwise with the first spelling the entry gives; up to two more of the entry's spellings follow 'Also written', and a spelling with marks over its letters is not printed. A meaning is printed only where the same dictionary entry, under the same etymology, also defines the spelling as a common word, in the first definition given (50 cards; for two names, Aryan and Bahman, the word is not printed): the card says 'the same word means', which is what the dictionary shows, not a claim about why a family chose the name. The language after 'From' is the entry's own (43 Arabic, 33 Middle Persian). 'A name in the Shahnameh' is printed where the entry's definition line says so, where the dictionary files the entry under Shahnameh characters, or where the entry quotes the name from the epic (19 cards); the epic holds more of these names than the dictionary marks. Sex is the entry's. Family names: 5 of the 12 Persian surname entries of English Wiktionary whose Latin spelling is also an article in English Wikipedia's category 'Persian-language surnames'; seven were left out: two whose title on English Wikipedia lists or leads to a single living person, one that is first of all a religious title, and four taken out by hand so that no family name here points to a religious lineage, a tribe or a single family (Razavi, Gilani, Beiranvand, Saatchi). The note on surnames after 1925 is from English Wikipedia's article 'Persian name'. Each card carries the addresses of its dictionary entry and its Wikipedia article. No speaker of Persian has read the list, and it names no person. Licence: Drawn from English Wiktionary and English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). The selection is our own work.