Popular and traditional Guyanese names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Guyana. 235 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kartik | A Hindu month; Kartikeya, god of war | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Kashvi | Shining; Bright | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Khushi | Happiness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Kiran | Ray of light | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Krish | Short form of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Krishna | Dark; The Hindu god Krishna; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Kriti | Creation; Work of art | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Kunal | Lotus; A bird with beautiful eyes | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Lucy | Light | 👧 Girl | English |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Mahi | Earth; Great | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Manav | Human being | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Matilda | Mighty in battle | 👧 Girl | English |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Meera | Prosperous; The devotee-poet of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam, Rajasthani |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mira | Ocean; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Navya | New; Young; Worth praising | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Neel | Blue; Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Neha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Nikhil | Whole; Complete | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi |
| Pari | Fairy (پری) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Persian |
| Parth | Arjuna; Son of Pritha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati |
| Penelope | Weaver | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Phoebe | Bright; Shining | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Pihu | Sweet sound of a bird | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Pooja | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Poppy | Poppy flower | 👧 Girl | English |
| Pranav | The sacred syllable Om | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Priya | Beloved; Dear | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Radha | Success; Beloved of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Raghav | Lord Rama; Of the Raghu dynasty | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rahul | Efficient; Son of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri |
| Ravi | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Portuguese |
| Rishabh | Superior; A bull; The first Jain Tirthankara; Excellent; The first Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rishi | Sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rohan | Ascending; Growing; Healing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Rosie | Rose | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ruby | Red gemstone | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rudra | Fierce; A form of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Sahil | Shore; Guide; Coast | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic |
| Sakshi | Witness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Samaira | Enchanting; Protected by God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sameer | Gentle breeze (also Arabic: entertaining companion) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Scarlett | Scarlet; Bright red | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shaurya | Bravery; Valour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shiv | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivam | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shreyas | Excellence; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Shubham | Auspicious; Good | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Simran | Remembrance of God (also Sikh) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Siya | Sita | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sneha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Tanvi | Delicate; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Tara | Star | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Teddy | Wealthy guardian; Gift of God | 👦 Boy | English |
| Tejas | Brilliance; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Vansh | Lineage; Family | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Varun | God of water and the sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vedant | Ultimate knowledge; The Vedanta philosophy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Veer | Brave; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Victoria | Victory | 👧 Girl | International, English, Spanish |
| Vijay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vikram | Valour; Brave | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Violet | Violet flower | 👧 Girl | English |
| Vivek | Wisdom; Discernment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Willow | Willow tree | 👧 Girl | English |
| Yash | Fame; Glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Albert | Noble; Bright | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alfred | Elf counsel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Daphne | Laurel | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Edith | Rich in war | 👧 Girl | English |
| Edmund | Wealthy protector | 👦 Boy | English |
| Eve | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Harper | Harp player | 👧 Girl | English |
| Harriet | Ruler of the home | 👧 Girl | English |
| Harrison | Son of Harry | 👦 Boy | English |
| Holly | Holly tree | 👧 Girl | English |
| Imogen | Maiden | 👧 Girl | English |
| Irene | Peace (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jasper | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jessica | God beholds | 👧 Girl | English |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mabel | Lovable | 👧 Girl | English |
| Margaret | Pearl | 👧 Girl | English |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Naomi | Pleasantness | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Oakley | Oak meadow | 👦 Boy | English |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Reuben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ronnie | Ruler's counsel (from Ronald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Toby | God is good | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |