Datasets:

takiuddinahmed
/

muslim-names-dataset

license: cc0-1.0
language:
  - en
  - ar
tags:
  - religion
  - names
  - islam
  - muslim
  - dataset
  - culture
  - linguistics
size_categories:
  - 10K<n<100K
task_categories:
  - text-classification
  - text-generation
pretty_name: Muslim Names Dataset
dataset_info:
  features:
    - name: english_name
      dtype: string
    - name: arabic_name
      dtype: string
    - name: meaning
      dtype: string
    - name: gender
      dtype: string
  splits:
    - name: train
      num_bytes: 5876388
      num_examples: 14585
  download_size: 5876388
  dataset_size: 5876388
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: train
        path: '*.csv'

Muslim Names Dataset

A comprehensive collection of Muslim names with meanings scraped from muslimnames.com. Contains 14,585 names with English names, Arabic names, meanings, and gender classifications.

Dataset Contents

This dataset contains ~14,585 Muslim names with the following information:

English name: Name in English/Latin script
Arabic name: Name in Arabic script
Meaning: Definition and meaning of the name
Gender: Classification as male or female

Files Included

muslim_names.csv: Comma-separated values format for spreadsheet analysis
muslim_names.json: JSON format for programmatic access
muslim_names.db: SQLite database format for SQL queries

Data Source

Data scraped from muslimnames.com using an automated scraper with respectful rate limiting.

Usage

Loading the Dataset

from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("takiuddinahmed/muslim-names-dataset")
# Replace USERNAME/DATASET_NAME with the actual dataset path

Example Usage

import pandas as pd

# Load CSV directly
df = pd.read_csv("muslim_names.csv")

# Filter by gender
male_names = df[df['gender'] == 'male']
female_names = df[df['gender'] == 'female']

# Search for names with specific meanings
spiritual_names = df[df['meaning'].str.contains('Allah|God|prayer', case=False, na=False)]

Applications

Perfect for:

Cultural and linguistic research
Name analysis and statistics
Baby naming applications
Islamic studies and research
Data science projects
Natural language processing
Cultural AI applications

Data Quality

Completeness: All names include English transliteration and meaning
Accuracy: Data sourced from established Islamic names database
Consistency: Standardized format across all entries
Encoding: Proper UTF-8 encoding for Arabic text

License

This dataset is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license, placing it in the public domain.

Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please cite:

@dataset{muslim_names_dataset,
  title={Muslim Names Dataset},
  author={Takiuddin Ahmed},
  year={2025},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/takiuddinahmed/muslim-names-dataset},
  note={Comprehensive collection of Muslim names with meanings}
}