Zoroastrian Baby Boy Names
NameRoot's collection of 102 zoroastrian boy names is rooted in Avestan and Old Persian, drawn from the Yasna and Zarathustra's revelations. Each name is scored across six signals — meaning, numerology, phonetics, birth-star compatibility, uniqueness, and cultural heritage — to help your family find a name that resonates beyond just sound.
Below are the top 102 names by cultural standing and popularity. Tap any name for its full meaning, etymology, related names, and family-compatibility score.
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Names in this set
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Tier-1 cultural classics
Aryan
Sanskrit · Hindu
Noble, honourable, belonging to the noble path
Cyrus
Persian · Zoroastrian
Sun, throne, the great king who freed a nation
Darius
Persian · Zoroastrian
Possessing goodness, the upholder of righteous rule
Omid
Persian · Muslim
Hope
Jamshid
Persian · Muslim
A king of splendor and mythic sovereignty, from Jamshid, the great early monarch of…
Bahram
Persian · Muslim
Victory, also the name of the ancient Iranian divine force of triumph
Ardeshir
Persian · Muslim
From Old Persian Artakhshathra, meaning righteous ruler or whose reign is through truth
Kourosh
Persian · Muslim
The classical Persian form of Cyrus, a royal Iranian name
Tirdad
Persian · Muslim
Given by Tir, a name of old Iranian tradition
Daryush
Persian · Zoroastrian
He who holds firm the good
Jamshed
Persian · Zoroastrian
The radiant king of the golden age
Behram
Persian · Zoroastrian
Victory itself
Sepehr
Persian · Muslim
Sky, heavens, firmament
Khurshed
Persian · Zoroastrian
The radiant sun
Kasra
Persian · Muslim
King, the title borne by the Sasanian shahs and rendered in Arabic as Kisra, above all by…
Hormazd
Persian · Zoroastrian
The Wise Lord
Hoshang
Persian · Zoroastrian
Wise, intelligent (Persian/Parsi)
Sarosh
Persian · Zoroastrian
The voice of conscience
Arvin
Persian · Muslim
Test, trial of strength
Ferdows
Persian · Muslim
Paradise, the heavenly garden, from Persian ferdows, descended from Avestan pairi-daeza…
Rohinton
Persian · Zoroastrian
The bright and ascending
Noshir
Persian · Zoroastrian
The immortal one
Tahmuras
Persian · Zoroastrian
The brave who bound the demons
Kaikhushru
Persian · Zoroastrian
The king of good fame
Burzin
Persian · Zoroastrian
Exalted as the sacred fire
Kavus
Persian · Zoroastrian
The able king
Arman
Persian · Muslim
Wish, aspiration, ideal
Kaveh
Persian · Muslim
The blacksmith-hero of Iranian resistance, from the legend of Kaveh, the smith of…
Arash
Persian · Muslim
The heroic archer of Iranian legend, from the tale of Arash the Archer, who drew his bow…
Parsa
Persian · Muslim
Pious, pure
Nima
Persian · Muslim
A firmly established Persian masculine name, most resonant through the poet Nima Yushij,…
Babak
Persian · Muslim
From the Middle Persian Papak or Babak, composed of the honorific element bab/pap (an…
Keyvan
Persian · Muslim
Saturn
Ramin
Persian · Muslim
A hero of classical Persian romance, from Ramin, the devoted lover of the epic Vis and…
Sohrab
Persian · Muslim
A youthful warrior of Persian epic, from Sohrab, the valiant young son of Rostam in…
Shahriar
Persian · Muslim
King, sovereign ruler
Rostam
Persian · Muslim
The great champion of the Shahnameh, from Rostam, supreme warrior-hero of Ferdowsi's…
Mehran
Persian · Muslim
Of Mehr, related to the sun and to affection, from the Persian mehr (sun, love) with the…
Shahin
Persian · Muslim
Royal falcon
Behzad
Persian · Muslim
Well-born, of good origin, from the Persian beh (good) and zad (born), resting on an old…
Payam
Persian · Muslim
Message, tidings
Pirouz
Persian · Muslim
Victorious
Sorush
Persian · Muslim
A messenger and divine-hearing figure of Iranian tradition
Peyman
Persian · Muslim
Promise, pact, covenant
Pooya
Persian · Muslim
Seeking, dynamic, active
Bahman
Persian · Muslim
A major Iranian royal and mythic name, tied to Bahman of Iranian tradition and to the old…
Khosrow
Persian · Muslim
From the Old Iranian Xusrō (Middle Persian Husrav, Avestan Huśravah), a compound of hu-…
Behnam
Persian · Muslim
Good name, honourable reputation
Farzad
Persian · Muslim
Of splendid birth, nobly born, commonly understood through the Persian far (glory,…
Hooman
Persian · Muslim
Good-minded, benevolent
Homayoun
Persian · Muslim
Auspicious, fortunate, royal
Pedram
Persian · Muslim
Cheerful, happy, content
Salar
Persian · Muslim
Leader, commander, chief, from Persian sālār, the rank of one who heads an army or company
Farhad
Persian · Muslim
A great Persian literary lover and mountain-carver of romance
Mehrdad
Persian · Muslim
Given by Mehr
Bijan
Persian · Muslim
A hero of Persian epic romance, from Bijan, the bold lover of Bijan and Manijeh in…
Fereydoun
Persian · Muslim
The third lord, from Avestan Thraetaona, the hero-king Fereydoun who in Persian myth…
Siavash
Persian · Muslim
A tragic prince of Persian epic honor, from Siavash of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, the…
Shahram
Persian · Muslim
Joy of the king
Shahrokh
Persian · Muslim
Royal face, kingly countenance
Parviz
Persian · Muslim
Victorious and triumphant, also a strongly royal Persian name, from the Persian parviz…
Shapur
Persian · Muslim
From Middle Persian Shahpuhr, meaning son of the king
Houshang
Persian · Muslim
An ancient king-name of Iranian tradition, from Houshang, the early Pishdadian monarch of…
Esfandiar
Persian · Muslim
Sacred creation, a holy being, from Esfandiar, the invulnerable hero of Ferdowsi's…
Kian
Persian · Muslim
Realm and royal line, a kingly essence, from the Persian kayan and kian, the name of the…
Dariush
Persian · Muslim
The native Persian form of Darius, from Old Persian Daraya-vahu, holding firm the good,…
Iraj
Persian · Muslim
A princely Persian name of epic inheritance, borne by the youngest son of Fereydoun in…
Manuchehr
Persian · Muslim
From Old Persian Manu-chithra, meaning of the seed (or lineage) of Manu
Hormoz
Persian · Muslim
The Persian form of Ahura Mazda, the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism
Behrouz
Persian · Muslim
A fortunate, prosperous day, from Persian beh (good) and ruz (day), with roots reaching…
Zal
Persian · Muslim
In the Persian epic tradition, Zal is understood to mean old or aged at birth
Javid
Persian · Muslim
Eternal, lasting beyond all time
Kambiz
Persian · Muslim
A classical Persian royal name, the Iranian form of Cambyses, from Old Persian Kambujiya,…
Mahyar
Persian · Muslim
Friend of the moon, from Persian mah (moon) joined with yar (friend, companion)
Nariman
Persian · Muslim
A heroic Iranian name of great strength, from Avestan nairya-manah, of manly or…
Bamdad
Persian · Muslim
Dawn, early morning, from Persian bamdad, read as bam (rooftop) and dad (time), the hour…
Borna
Persian · Muslim
Young, youthful, vigorous
Mahbod
Persian · Zoroastrian
Master of the moon
Ruzbeh
Persian · Muslim
Of a good day, fortunate
Khashayar
Persian · Muslim
The Persian form of the Old Persian name Xšayāršā, meaning ruler over heroes or king…
Farbod
Persian · Muslim
Guardian of glory
Faramarz
Persian · Muslim
A warrior of the Shahnameh, son of Rostam
Fariborz
Persian · Muslim
From Old Persian Farraburza or Middle Persian Fārr-borzin, meaning of great divine…
Kaykhosrow
Persian · Muslim
From Old Persian Kay Husrava or Kavi Haosravah, meaning the renowned Kavi (noble-ruler)…
Touraj
Persian · Muslim
Borne by Tur, a son of the primordial king Fereydun in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, from whom…
Ardavan
Persian · Muslim
From Old Iranian roots, combining arda ('righteous', 'holy') and van (a guardian or…
Kianoush
Persian · Muslim
A royal-line Persian compound with sweetness and favor
Siyamak
Persian · Muslim
A mythic Persian princely name, borne by Siyamak in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, the beloved son…
Sahand
Persian · Muslim
Named for Mount Sahand, the great dormant volcano that towers over Iranian Azerbaijan…
Kayqubad
Persian · Muslim
A compound Old Persian name combining kay (a royal or heroic title, possibly related to…
Tous
Persian · Muslim
The name of an ancient city in the Khorasan region of Iran (near modern Mashhad),…
Garshasp
Persian · Muslim
A heroic Persian champion, the name of Garshasp, a mighty dragon-slaying hero of Iranian…
Jamasp
Persian · Muslim
An Old Iranian name, the second element from Avestan aspa meaning 'horse', giving an…
Farud
Persian · Muslim
An Old Persian name whose precise etymology is uncertain; it is thought to relate to a…
Pashang
Persian · Muslim
An old Persian royal and epic name, borne by Pashang, a king of Turan in Ferdowsi's…
Lohrasp
Persian · Muslim
An old Persian royal name, borne by Lohrasp of the Kayanian dynasty in Iranian epic, a…
Hormozd
Persian · Muslim
An old Iranian sacred and royal name, a Persian form of Hormozd (Ohrmazd, Ahura Mazda),…
Giv
Persian · Muslim
An Old Iranian name, likely from a root related to Avestan and Middle Persian giv or gēv,…
Goshtasp
Persian · Muslim
Possessing horses, from Avestan Vishtaspa (he who has many steeds), the royal name of the…
Barbad
Persian · Muslim
Borne by the most celebrated musician of the old Persian court, Barbad, whose melodies…
Feroze
Persian · Muslim
Victorious, turquoise, the triumphant blue-green stone of Persian kingship
Farrokh
Persian · Zoroastrian
Happy, auspicious, blessed with good fortune
Frequently asked questions
How many zoroastrian boy names does NameRoot include?
NameRoot's corpus includes 102 zoroastrian boy names, of which 9 are tier-1 cultural classics. The collection draws from classical sources, modern usage, and the broader Zoroastrian naming tradition.
Which zoroastrian boy name is most popular right now?
Aryan is among the most culturally significant choices in this collection. It means "Noble, honourable, belonging to the noble path". The "popularity" sort order combines cultural tier and contemporary usage data from the past decade.
Are these zoroastrian names suitable for cross-cultural families?
Many zoroastrian names travel well across cultures — the NameRoot detail page for each name lists every tradition where it's used and any cross-cultural pairings. The app surfaces names that work for mixed-heritage families based on both parents' backgrounds.
What does it mean that a name is "scored across six signals"?
NameRoot rates every name on (1) the resonance of its meaning, (2) Pythagorean numerology, (3) Chaldean numerology, (4) phonetic compatibility with your family surname, (5) compatibility with the child's birth-star/nakshatra, and (6) uniqueness vs commonality. Together these give parents a 360° view, not just a list.