Yalda
/Y-AE-L-D-AA/
Birth — from Syriac yaldā, ‘birth,’ which entered Persian through Aramaic Christian usage and now names Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year, when families gather to read Hafez. A seasonal, luminous Persian feminine name.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Yalda is a Muslim girl name of Persian origin, meaning “Birth — from Syriac yaldā, ‘birth,’ which entered Persian through Aramaic Christian usage and now names Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year, when families gather to read Hafez. A seasonal, luminous Persian feminine name.”. It also appears in Zoroastrian tradition.
Yalda is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Birth — from Syriac yaldā, ‘birth,’ which entered Persian through Aramaic Christian usage and now names Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year, when families gather to read Hafez. A seasonal, luminous Persian feminine name." and belongs to the Light cluster — names meaning radiance, illumination, and hope.
Beyond its Muslim heritage, Yalda is also used in Zoroastrian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Other, Persian families, Yalda carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Yalda's roots in Arabic & Islamic tradition
Yalda carries meaning rooted in Arabic and the wider Islamic tradition (Persian) — “Birth — from Syriac yaldā, ‘birth,’ which entered Persian through Aramaic Christian usage and now names Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year, when families gather to read Hafez. A seasonal, luminous Persian feminine name.”. Many Muslim families weigh a name's root meaning and the values it carries.
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Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yalda resonates in either tradition.
Yalda's destiny number is 7 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Yalda's full reading →
Does Yalda go with your family's names?
Yalda breaks into 5 sounds: /Y-AE-L-D-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Yalda sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Yalda beside your family's names →
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Common questions about Yalda
What does the name Yalda mean?
Yalda means "Birth — from Syriac yaldā, ‘birth,’ which entered Persian through Aramaic Christian usage and now names Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year, when families gather to read Hafez. A seasonal, luminous Persian feminine name.." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.
Is Yalda a boy or girl name?
Yalda is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Yalda?
Yalda is of Persian origin, used in Muslim, Zoroastrian traditions, commonly among Other, Persian families.
Is Yalda a Muslim name?
Yes. Yalda is a girl name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Persian origin. It also appears in Zoroastrian tradition.
What does Yalda mean in Persian?
Yalda originates from Persian, where it means "Birth — from Syriac yaldā, ‘birth,’ which entered Persian through Aramaic Christian usage and now names Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year, when families gather to read Hafez. A seasonal, luminous Persian feminine name.."
What is the numerology of Yalda?
Yalda has a Pythagorean destiny number of 7 — introspection and spiritual wisdom.
Is Yalda an Islamic name?
Yes. Yalda is an Arabic girl name meaning "Birth — from Syriac yaldā, ‘birth,’ which entered Persian through Aramaic Christian usage and now names Shab-e Yalda, the longest night of the year, when families gather to read Hafez. A seasonal, luminous Persian feminine name.", widely used in Muslim families, including Other and Persian communities.
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