Boy Names That Mean Strong
Boy names whose recorded meaning contains a word for strong, with the matched wording shown. 163 names.
Most common origin labels on this list: Muslim (113), Arabic (35), Persian (10).
17 of these names are also recorded as girl names with the same meaning.
29 of them appear in the SSA 2024 national file for boys; the most used is Aryan with 320 births.
Names 101–163 of 163 (page 2 of 2)
How names qualify
A name is listed when a boy record in our data has a meaning that contains a word for “strong” in a usable position: not negated, and not about a namesake or a title. The sex is the one recorded for that meaning, so a name appears here only through its boy record. Names are ordered by how clearly the wording states the meaning, then by SSA 2024 births for boys.
Wording that matched, with the number of names: strong (97), powerful (32), strength (20), mighty (12), stronger (1), strongest (1). The matched wording is quoted for every name.
161 of the 163 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Boy Names That Mean Strong
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | Matched in meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qudrat | Power, might, strength. | Muslim | Boy | “strength” |
| Rasyiiq | Nice body shape, Strong | Muslim | Boy | “Strong” |
| Sammad | Sammad is an Arabic name for boys that means firm of will, strong in determination, persevering, steadfast. | Arabic | Boy | “strong” |
| Samood | Samood is an Arabic name for boys that means firm of will, strong in determination, persevering, steadfast. | Arabic | Boy | “strong” |
| Shabir | Patient, Strong hearted | Muslim | Boy | “Strong” |
| Shahzore | Powerful, kingly, forceful, strong. | Muslim | Boy | “strong” |
| Sulayt | Dominant, Strong. | Muslim | Boy | “Strong” |
| Sureen | Sureen is a Persian name for boys that means powerful, strong. | Persian | Boy | “strong” |
| Taaraz | Powerful, strong. | Muslim | Boy | “strong” |
| Tammam | Perfection, strength | Muslim | Boy | “strength” |
| Tavana | Tavana is a Persian name for boys that means able, powerful, strong. | Persian | Boy | “strong” |
| Tawl | Tawl is an Arabic name for boys that means might, power, strength, respite. | Arabic | Boy | “strength” |
| Ufair | Brave, Strong and Courageous | Muslim | Boy | “Strong” |
| Unal | Fighter, strong spirit | Muslim | Boy | “strong” |
| Wasaaf | Glorifier, One who Praises, Describer, Strong & Bravo, Administrative Man. | Muslim | Boy | “Strong” |
| Waseeq | Solid, strong, secure. | Muslim | Boy | “strong” |
| Zhahiir | Helper, Strong back bone | Muslim | Boy | “Strong” |
| Qadir | Powerful | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Jari | Powerful, Bold, courageous, brave. | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Kedar | Powerful | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Arsam | Arsam is a Persian name for boys that means one who is strong like a bear. | Persian | Boy | “strong” |
| Dayyan | A mighty Ruler | Muslim | Boy | “mighty” |
| Qaadir | Powerful, mighty,an attribute applied to Allah Almighty. Name, Abdul Qaadir. | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Aazz | Great and Mighty | Muslim | Boy | “Mighty” |
| Azimushshan | Of mighty concern | Muslim | Boy | “mighty” |
| Daiyan | A mighty ruler, judge, guard, protector. | Muslim | Boy | “mighty” |
| Dawlatyab | Persian for powerful, literally meaning finder/acquirer/possessor of power/supremacy/sovereignty. | Muslim | Boy | “powerful” |
| Dayyaan | A mighty ruler, judge, protector, one who doesn | Muslim | Boy | “mighty” |
| Jabbar | Mighty, brave | Muslim | Boy | “Mighty” |
| Jabr | Mighty, brave, Compulsion name of a companion, Ibn Ateeq, also bin Habib and bin Nawf. | Muslim | Boy | “Mighty” |
| Jaleed | Powerful, Patient. | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Jusam | Jusam is an Arabic name for boys that means one who has a large and powerful body. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Kadar | Powerful. | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Kaddour | powerful | Muslim | Boy | “powerful” |
| Kader | powerful, Variant transcription of QADIR | Muslim | Boy | “powerful” |
| Muizz-Ud-Dawlah | He who renders the state mighty,Protector, defender, helper, supporter. | Muslim | Boy | “mighty” |
| Musallat | Musallat is an Arabic name for boys that means powerful, supreme, dominant. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Nurshah | Nurshah is an Arabic-Perisan name for boys and girls that is made up of the Arabic word Nur (light) and the Persian word shah (king), thus meaning kings light. Since shah is also used for adding emphasis to names, the name also means the most powerful light. | Muslim | Boy | “powerful” |
| Qadeer | Powerful, very kind hearted and honest | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Qadri | Qadri is an Arabic name for boys and girls that menas powerful, able. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Rabees | Powerful, fearless, dauntless. | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Sherafgan | Powerful, one who defeats a lion. | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Zuljalal | Great and Mighty | Muslim | Boy | “Mighty” |
| Zultan | Leader | Powerful and Able | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Ehsan | Goodness, Powerful, Best, Better | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Ayad | Benefit, Blessings and Profit | Powerful and Able.Ayad, is an indirect Quranic name. Pronounced as (U)ltimate + (YA)r(D), it is the plural of Ayd (hands, power, blessings), which itself is the plural of Yad (hand, blessing). It means a persons power and ability to do things, and also the good things and blessings. | Quranic | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Azeez | Dear, beloved, respected, precious, powerful, rare | Muslim | Boy | “powerful” |
| Baqar | Inevitable, lion, powerful | Muslim | Boy | “powerful” |
| Barzan | Barzan is an Arabic name for boys that means prominent, visible, figuratively meaning able, powerful, famous. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Borumand | Borumand is a Persian name for boys that means productive, powerful, well-guided, blessed. | Persian | Boy | “powerful” |
| Etizaaz | Etizaaz is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to become glorious, to become mighty, to become honored. Etizaaz is derived from the AIN-Z-Z root which is used in many places in the Quran. | Quranic | Boy | “mighty” |
| Jabbaar | (Arabic) Mighty, One who had the ascendancy, king, One who commiserates the bereaved, an attribute of Allah, Name Abdul Jabbaar. | Muslim | Boy | “Mighty” |
| Jahaafil | Great army,Powerful | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
| Kaabir | Kaabir is an Arabic name for boys that means great, powerful, one who is in charge. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Moutaaz | Moutaaz is an Arabic name for boys that means possessor of great honor and glory, powerful, mighty. It is a variant of Moutaz. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Moutaz | Moutaz is an Arabic name for boys that means possessor of great honor and glory, powerful, majestic. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Muqtadir | Able, powerful, mighty, Allah's epithet. Al-Muqtadir, the omnipotent: one of the names of Allah. | Muslim | Boy | “powerful” |
| Mutazz | Proud, honorable, Mighty, proud, powerful. | Muslim | Boy | “Mighty” |
| Nafiz | Nafiz is an Arabic name for boys that means influential, powerful. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Qaswar | Qaswar is an Arabic name for boys that means lion. It also means strong young man. | Arabic | Boy | “strong” |
| Saniar | Saniar is a Persian name for boys that means dignified, honored, powerful. | Persian | Boy | “powerful” |
| Tayil | Tayil is an Arabic name for boys that means great, high of rank and status, powerful, generous. | Arabic | Boy | “powerful” |
| Zaighum | Lion, Powerful | Muslim | Boy | “Powerful” |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.