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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmar | Red | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Akhilan | Master of everything | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Alpesh | Little; Small | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ambuj | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amogh | Unfailing; Effective | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anagh | Sinless; Pure | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Anshu | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arivu | Wisdom; Knowledge | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Arulmozhi | Gracious words; Raja Raja Chola's name | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Arup | Formless; Divine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashwani | The Ashwini nakshatra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avyukt | Clear; Manifested | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Badal | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Vrishabh |
| Balram | Lord Balarama, brother of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bharath | India; The brother of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhargav | Descendant of sage Bhrigu; A name of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhavesh | Lord of existence | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Birendra | Lord of warriors | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Brijesh | Lord of Braj (Krishna) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Chand | Moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chandrabhan | Light of the moon | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Meen |
| Chandrakant | Beloved of the moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Cheran | A Tamil dynasty (the Cheras) | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Chezhiyan | A Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Chiranjeevi | Immortal | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Meen |
| Chitrang | Peacock; Wonderful body | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Darpan | Mirror | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Darshil | Lovely sight | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Kumbh |
| Dayanand | Compassionate and joyful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Deva | God; Divine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dhanraj | King of wealth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhruvil | Steady; Star | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Dhanu |
| Digvijay | Conqueror of all directions | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Divyesh | Divine lord | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dnyaneshwar | Lord of knowledge; The saint-poet Dnyaneshwar | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kumbh |
| Ekaant | Solitude | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ekagra | Focused | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ekant | Solitude; Devoted | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Elango | Young prince; Author of Silappatikaram | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishabh |
| Ezhilan | Handsome | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishabh |
| Gajendra | Lord of elephants | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gangadhar | Bearer of the Ganga (Lord Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Ghazanfar | Lion | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ghulam | Servant | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Girik | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gunasekaran | Collector of virtues | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Hanuman | The monkey god, devotee of Rama | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Mithun |
| Haresh | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Hariom | Lord Vishnu and Om | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Hemal | Golden | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Kark |
| Hemang | Golden body | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hiran | Gold | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hiren | Lord of diamonds | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Ibad | Worshippers of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ilamaran | Young warrior | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishabh |
| Ilango | Young prince | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishabh |
| Ilavarasan | Young king; Prince | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishabh |
| Indranil | Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Vrishabh |
| Inian | Sweet person | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishabh |
| Intizar | Waiting; Anticipation | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ishwar | God; Lord | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Jainil | Victory; Jain lord | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Makar |
| Janak | Father; The father of Sita | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Maithili | Makar |
| Jigar | Heart; Liver (beloved) | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Jignesh | Curious; Inquisitive | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Makar |
| Jitender | Conqueror of the senses (Jitendra) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Kalai | Art | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kalaiarasan | King of arts | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kalhan | The 12th-century Kashmiri historian | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | Mithun |
| Kamban | The Tamil poet who wrote the Ramayana | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kangkan | Bangle | 👦 Boy | Assamese | Mithun |
| Krishnakant | Beloved of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mithun |
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Mahadev | The great god (Lord Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mandar | A celestial tree | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Simha |
| Mangal | Auspicious; The planet Mars | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manikandan | Lord Ayyappa | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Midhun | Gemini; A pair | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Mithlesh | Lord of Mithila (King Janaka) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mugilan | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Mukul | Bud; Blossom | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Musawir | Painter; Artist (an attribute of God) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Nagaraj | King of serpents | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishchik |
| Nagendra | King of serpents | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishchik |
| Nandu | Joyful; Krishna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Vrishchik |
| Nedumaran | A great Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishchik |
| Neminath | The 22nd Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishchik |
| Ngawang | Mighty speech | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Vrishchik |
| Niket | Home | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishchik |
| Nilachal | Blue mountain; Puri | 👦 Boy | Odia | Vrishchik |
| Nilavan | Moon | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Vrishchik |
| Nimit | Fixed; Destined | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishchik |
| Nishad | Seventh note of the musical scale | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | — |
| Pandian | Of the Pandya dynasty | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kanya |
| Parmod | Joy; Delight (Pramod) | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kanya |
| Pathmanathan | Lord of the lotus (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kanya |
| Pinakin | Lord Shiva (holder of the Pinaka bow) | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Kanya |
| Prabhakar | The sun; Maker of light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prasanth | Calm; Tranquil | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prashanth | Calm; Tranquil | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Raghunandan | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajendran | King of kings; A Chola emperor | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Tula |
| Rajnish | Lord of the night (the moon) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rasik | Connoisseur; One who appreciates | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Renjith | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Tula |
| Ronak | Brightness; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rudra Pratap | Fierce valour | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Tula |
| Rupesh | Lord of beauty | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rushikesh | Lord of the senses (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Sajan | Beloved; Dear | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Sajith | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Santu | Saint; Calm | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kumbh |
| Sanu | Little one; Small | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Sasi | Moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sembian | A Chola king | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Senthamizh | Pure Tamil | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Shamit | Peaceful; Disciplined | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |