Religious Names
Names carrying a devotional meaning rather than merely a scriptural bearer — praise, mercy, blessing, faith. They cross traditions more than the categories suggest, since the same Semitic roots run through Hebrew, Arabic and the Punjabi that borrowed from both.
25 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in the United States
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Inaya Inaya is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "care" or "protection."Girl Arabic 350 in 2025
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Zainab Zainab is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "fragrant flowering tree."Girl Arabic 338 in 2025
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Mercy Mercy is a girl's name from the English virtue word, adopted by Puritans in the seventeenth century.Girl Latin, English 338 in 2025
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Rayyan Rayyan is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "luxuriant" or "well-watered."Boy Arabic 232 in 2025
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Zayan Zayan is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "beautiful" or "graceful."Boy Arabic 221 in 2025
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Yusra Yusra is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "ease" or "prosperity."Girl Arabic 246 in 2025
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Dua Dua is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "prayer" or "supplication."Girl Arabic 231 in 2025
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Zakariya Zakariya is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has remembered."Boy Hebrew 189 in 2025
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Hafsa Hafsa is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "young lioness" or "cub."Girl Arabic 148 in 2025
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