Customs of giving a name in Uzbekistan go to the past. There are mainly Arabic (Ali , Asad, Farida, Lailo), Persian (Behruz, Rustam, Gulbahor, Yasmina) and some modern names in Uzbekistan. In different regions, there are popular local names. In 2018 the boys were often called Mustafo (7 785 children). Among girls, Soliha was given to 7,030 newborns. In Arab culture, common girl names were the names of famous women from Quran, for example, Fatima, Aisha, Kamila. Names of the national Uzbek group are Altyngul and Gulchehra. They compare girls with flowers. Uzbek male names always mean something. Sometimes names corres- pond to the nature of the baby or its individual features. For example, in Uzbek families, a boy with light hair is rarely born. Then he is called Saribek or Okboy, which means "yellow" and "white". Parents often want the boys to have courage and strength that they get from their names. Pulat and Temir mean "steel" and "iron. " Also, the tradition of calling a baby after the heroes of great legends or history is popular. Ulugbek or Farhod are examples of this custom. At present, many new and unusual names have appeared. перевод​