Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The people of Uzbekistan have always approached the choice of a name for their son and daughter with special care. 

People say that the name will accompany a person throughout the life path, protect and guide in the right direction. Therefore, the names were chosen with good meaning. 

The list of Uzbek names for the most part contains forms with Turkic and Arabic roots. The latter are associated with the Muslim religion. 

According to the Public Services Agency under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 91,067 boys and 84,837 girls were born in the country in the first quarter of 2021. The most popular names among babies were Muhammadali (5236 boys) and Soliha (5114 girls).

List of the most popular names of Uzbekistan 2021:

Male names

Muhammadali,

Muhammad

Abdullah,

Mustafo,

Imronbek.

Female names

Soliha, 

Muslima,

Shukron,

Imona,

Farzona,

Mubina.

Compared to last year, Farzon’s name got into the top names, which displaced Mubin’s name from the fifth position.

According to the Center for Public Services, for 5 months of 2022 in Uzbekistan, the most popular name for newborn boys is Muhammadali, and for girls, Solikha.