Popular and traditional Guyanese names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Guyana. 235 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhya | First power; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aanya | Inexhaustible; Grace | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aaradhya | Worshipped; Worthy of worship | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aarav | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Amelia | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ananya | Unique; Without equal | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Arjun | Bright; Shining; The hero of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Aryan | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ayaan | Gift of God; Luck; Good fortune | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Arabic, Somali |
| Charlie | Free man | 🧒 Unisex | English, French |
| Dhruv | Firm; The Pole Star | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Diya | Lamp | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Freya | Lady; The Norse goddess of love | 👧 Girl | English |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| Harry | Ruler of the home | 👦 Boy | English |
| Henry | Ruler of the home | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ishaan | Lord Shiva; The sun; North-east direction | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Isla | After the island of Islay | 👧 Girl | English, Scottish |
| Ivy | Ivy plant; Faithfulness | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jack | God is gracious (from John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Kavya | Poetry | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam |
| Lily | Lily flower; Purity | 👧 Girl | English |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Prisha | Beloved; Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Reyansh | A ray of light; Part of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Riya | Singer; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Saanvi | Goddess Lakshmi; Knowledgeable | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Shreya | Auspicious; Excellence | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Sophia | Wisdom (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek, Portuguese |
| Vihaan | Dawn; Morning | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vivaan | Full of life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| William | Resolute protector | 👦 Boy | English, French |
| Aadi | First; The beginning | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aaditya | The sun; Son of Aditi | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aakash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aarush | First ray of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Aayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Abhay | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Abhinav | New; Innovative | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Abhishek | Anointing; Sacred bath | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Aditi | Boundless; Mother of the gods | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Advait | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Advik | Unique | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Advika | Unique | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ahana | Inner light; First rays of the sun | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ajay | Unconquerable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Akash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Akshay | Indestructible; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Alfie | Elf counsel (from Alfred) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Aman | Peace; Safe | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Turkmen |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Anand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Anika | Grace; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Anirudh | Unstoppable; Grandson of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Anjali | Offering with folded hands | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ansh | Part; Portion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Anushka | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Anvi | Goddess Lakshmi; A forest goddess | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Archie | Genuine; Bold (from Archibald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Arnav | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ashish | Blessing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Atharv | Lord Ganesha; The fourth Veda (Atharvaveda) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Atharva | The Atharvaveda; Lord Ganesha; A Veda | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Avni | Earth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Beatrice | She who brings joy | 👧 Girl | Latin, Italian, French |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Charlotte | Free woman | 👧 Girl | English, German |
| Charvi | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Chloe | Green shoot | 👧 Girl | Greek, French |
| Daisy | Daisy flower; Day's eye | 👧 Girl | English |
| Daksh | Skilled; Able | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Dev | God; Divine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Devansh | Part of God | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Divya | Divine; Heavenly | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu |
| Edward | Wealthy guardian | 👦 Boy | English |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Elsie | God is my oath (from Elizabeth) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Emily | Rival; Eager | 👧 Girl | English |
| Esha | Desire; Purity | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Evie | Life (from Eve) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Florence | Blossoming; Flourishing | 👧 Girl | English, French |
| Freddie | Peaceful ruler (from Frederick) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gaurav | Pride; Honour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Harsh | Happiness; Joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Hazel | Hazel tree | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ira | Earth; Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Isha | Goddess; Protector | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ishan | Lord Shiva; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Ishani | Goddess Durga; Wife of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Ishita | Desired; Mastery | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Jai | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Jay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Jiya | Heart; Life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jude | Praised | 👦 Boy | English |
| Kabir | Great (Arabic al-Kabir); The poet-saint Kabir | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic |
| Karan | Ear; The warrior Karna of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |