Bahiya: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bahiya – Meaning: radiant or beautiful – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: bah-HEE-yah


Bahiya is an Arabic girl's name meaning “radiant or beautiful”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Girl Names — Beautiful, Meaningful, and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Bahiya

Meaning: Radiant or beautiful.

Origin: Arabic.

How to Pronounce Bahiya

Phonetic: bah-HEE-yah   IPA: /bæˈhiː.jɐ/

Popularity of Bahiya

Bahiya doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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