Is Hilal a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Hilal is a Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Hilal a boy or a girl name?

Hilal is traditionally a girl's name.

Where does the name Hilal come from?

Hilal is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters H-L-L.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

هِلَال

Hilal

hee-LAAL

“Crescent moon.”

About Hilal

Hilal is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "crescent moon", a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ه-ل-ل meaning 'to appear (of the new moon)'. Used in Turkey as both masculine and feminine; primarily feminine in modern Turkish usage.

Spellings of Hilal

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Hilalthe spelling used on this page	Not listed	145

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin & roots

Origin

Turkish · Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

ه ل لH-L-L

Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Hilal's root letters sit at the seam.

How to say it

hee·LAAL

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Hilal

What does the name Hilal mean?: Hilal (هِلَال) means "Crescent moon". From the Arabic root ه-ل-ل meaning 'to appear (of the new moon)'. Used in Turkey as both masculine and feminine; primarily feminine in modern Turkish usage.
Is Hilal a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Hilal is a Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Hilal a boy or a girl name?: Hilal is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Hilal come from?: Hilal is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters H-L-L.

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