Entry № 2168 · Arabic origin

Firdaws Firdaws — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ FIR-daws /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Highest Paradise (Arabic + Quran 18:107 + 23:11)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "highest paradise (arabic + quran 18:107 + 23:11)".

Firdaws is from the Arabic فردوس (Firdawsparadise, garden, highest Heaven) — foundational from Avestan pairidaēza (enclosure/garden) + foundational source of foundational Greek paradeisos + Latin paradisus + English paradise. A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Muslim heritage aesthetic. Firdaws is one of the foundational Arabic feminine names — central to traditional Muslim heritage. The foundational Arabic firdaws is foundational central to foundational Quran 18:107 — foundational Surah Al-Kahf (foundational the Cave — foundational 110 verses) — foundational Indeed those who believe + and do righteous deeds + they will have the Gardens of Firdaws as their abode + foundational central to foundational Islamic eschatological heritage + foundational also foundational Quran 23:11 — foundational Surah Al-Mu'minun (foundational the Believers — 118 verses) — foundational those who will inherit Firdaws + where they shall abide forever + foundational central to foundational Islamic theological heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Islamic cosmology of foundational Seven Heavens + foundational Jannat al-Firdaws foundational highest level of Paradise + foundational where foundational Throne of God / Arsh is located + foundational central to foundational Sufi mystical heritage; foundational also foundational *Persian Firdausi** foundational name of foundational Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi* (c. 940-1020 CE) — foundational author of foundational Shahnameh (Book of Kings) — foundational Persian national epic + foundational ~50,000 couplets + foundational central to foundational Persian literary heritage. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting Islamic eschatological + Persian literary heritage.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Highest Paradise (Arabic). Foundational Arabic-Muslim feminine + foundational Arabic Firdaws paradise + garden + highest Heaven + foundational from Avestan pairidaēza enclosure/garden + foundational source of Greek paradeisos + Latin paradisus + English paradise + foundational Quran 18:107 + foundational Surah Al-Kahf foundational the Cave + 110 verses + foundational Indeed those who believe + and do righteous deeds + they will have the Gardens of Firdaws as their abode + foundational Islamic eschatological heritage + foundational Quran 23:11 + foundational Surah Al-Mu'minun foundational the Believers + 118 verses + foundational those who will inherit Firdaws + where they shall abide forever + foundational Islamic theological heritage + foundational Islamic cosmology of Seven Heavens + foundational Jannat al-Firdaws foundational highest level of Paradise + foundational where Throne of God / Arsh is located + foundational Sufi mystical heritage + foundational Persian Firdausi foundational name of Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi c. 940-1020 CE + foundational author of Shahnameh Book of Kings + foundational Persian national epic + foundational ~50,000 couplets + foundational Persian literary heritage.

The name in its native script.

فردوس
Transliteration
Firdaws
Pronunciation
/ ˈfɪr.daʊs /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Firdaws stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Firdaws · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Firdawss before her.

Real people

In fiction
Jannat al-Firdaws
Highest level of Paradise + Quran 18:107 + Quran 23:11 + Seven Heavens + Throne of God / Arsh + source of English paradise via Greek paradeisos + Persian Ferdowsi Shahnameh.
Quran

Names connected to Firdaws.

The number behind Firdaws.

6

The Nurturer

Firdaws reduces to six.

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic Highest Paradise. Seven letters. Firdaws."
Khansa · Mother of one · Mecca