Personal names possess mysterious qualities, blessings, and power and can influence the life of the bearer. Even prosperity and fortune is said to be governed by names. Therefore a thoughtful choice of a meaningful name is always important.

There are several names that are dominating present Muslim generations even though they hardly possess any good meaning, spirit, or Islamic values. The so-called modern, fancy, colorful and fashionable names are strange and bear no relationship with Islam. Moreover, these names have never been used by our ancestors. The new trend of naming children with strange and faddish names has become so common, that many traditional Islamic names are now approaching extinction. The trend for naming girls with fancy names is much more prevalent than with boys.

Search for rarity and fancies has also led to the invention of several improper, meaningless, and grammatically incorrect names among Muslims living outside the Arab world. Many have deviated from proper names and called their children with unique and strange names.