Popular and traditional Indian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of India. 1,251 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarav | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arjun | Bright; Shining; The hero of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Aryan | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ayaan | Gift of God; Luck; Good fortune | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Arabic, Somali | Mesh |
| Dhruv | Firm; The Pole Star | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek | — |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Ishaan | Lord Shiva; The sun; North-east direction | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Paul | Small; Humble | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French, German | — |
| Rayyan | The gate of Paradise for those who fast | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Reyansh | A ray of light; Part of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish | — |
| Vihaan | Dawn; Morning | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vivaan | Full of life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Aadi | First; The beginning | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aaditya | The sun; Son of Aditi | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aakash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarush | First ray of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abdul Rahman | Servant of the Most Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abhay | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhinav | New; Innovative | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mesh |
| Abhishek | Anointing; Sacred bath | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Advait | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Advik | Unique | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ajay | Unconquerable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akshay | Indestructible; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Aman | Peace; Safe | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Turkmen | Mesh |
| Amar | Immortal; Long-lived | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bosnian | Mesh |
| Amir | Prince; Commander | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew | Mesh |
| Anand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Mesh |
| Anas | Friendliness; Companion of the Prophet; Companionship | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Anirudh | Unstoppable; Grandson of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mesh |
| Ansh | Part; Portion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arham | Merciful; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Urdu | — |
| Arnav | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashish | Blessing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Atharv | Lord Ganesha; The fourth Veda (Atharvaveda) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Atharva | The Atharvaveda; Lord Ganesha; A Veda | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Ayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese | — |
| Bilal | Moisture; The first muezzin of Islam; Water | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Daksh | Skilled; Able | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish | — |
| Danish | Knowledge; Wisdom (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Daniyal | Daniel; God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Darius | He who holds firm to the good | 👦 Boy | Romanian, Persian | — |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic | — |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dev | God; Divine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Devansh | Part of God | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dorji | Vajra; Thunderbolt; Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Meen |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, English | — |
| Fahad | Lynx; Panther | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Farhan | Happy; Joyful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Gabriel | God is my strength | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, International | — |
| Gaurav | Pride; Honour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Gurpreet | Love of the Guru | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Hafiz | Protector; One who has memorised the Quran; Guardian | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Haider | Lion; A title of Ali | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian | — |
| Harpreet | Love of God | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Harsh | Happiness; Joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Mithun |
| Hasan | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Hussain | Good; Handsome; Grandson of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Irfan | Knowledge; Gratitude | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ishan | Lord Shiva; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Jai | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Makar |
| Jigme | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Makar |
| Joaquim | Raised by God; God will establish | 👦 Boy | Portuguese | — |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Jose | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish | — |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Kabir | Great (Arabic al-Kabir); The poet-saint Kabir | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Mithun |
| Karan | Ear; The warrior Karna of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karim | Generous; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kartik | A Hindu month; Kartikeya, god of war | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kiran | Ray of light | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mithun |
| Krish | Short form of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krishna | Dark; The Hindu god Krishna; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mithun |
| Kunal | Lotus; A bird with beautiful eyes | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Mahavir | Great hero; The 24th Jain Tirthankara; The 24th Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manav | Human being | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish | — |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada | Vrishchik |
| Neel | Blue; Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishchik |
| Nikhil | Whole; Complete | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi | Vrishchik |
| Parth | Arjuna; Son of Pritha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kanya |
| Pranav | The sacred syllable Om | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Raghav | Lord Rama; Of the Raghu dynasty | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rahul | Efficient; Son of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri | Tula |
| Raphael | God has healed; God heals | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ravi | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Portuguese | Tula |
| Rehan | Sweet basil; Fragrant | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rishabh | Superior; A bull; The first Jain Tirthankara; Excellent; The first Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rishi | Sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rohan | Ascending; Growing; Healing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rudra | Fierce; A form of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Saad | Happiness; Good fortune | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Urdu | — |
| Sahil | Shore; Guide; Coast | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Kumbh |