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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai | Divine; Saint (Sai Baba) | 🧒 Unisex | Telugu, Marathi | Kumbh |
| Saif | Sword | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Salman | Safe; Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sameer | Gentle breeze (also Arabic: entertaining companion) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri | Kumbh |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese | — |
| Shaurya | Bravery; Valour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shiv | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivam | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shreyas | Excellence; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Kanya |
| Shubham | Auspicious; Good | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Tarek | Morning star | 👦 Boy | Bengali, Arabic | — |
| Tariq | Morning star; One who knocks at night; He who knocks at the door | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Tejas | Brilliance; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French | — |
| Tshering | Long life | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Tula |
| Usman | Baby bustard; Uthman, the third caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Hausa | — |
| Vansh | Lineage; Family | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Varun | God of water and the sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vedant | Ultimate knowledge; The Vedanta philosophy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Veer | Brave; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vijay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vikram | Valour; Brave | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vivek | Wisdom; Discernment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Wangchuk | Mighty; Powerful | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Vrishabh |
| Yash | Fame; Glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Vrishchik |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish | — |
| Zaid | Abundance; Growth | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Zain | Beauty; Grace | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Zayan | Graceful; Beautiful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Aadil | Just | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | — |
| Aadit | Peak; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aahan | Dawn; First rays of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aahil | Prince; Ruler | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aamir | Prosperous; Full of life | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aanand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aariz | Respectable man; Leader | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Aarya | Noble; Honourable | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aban | Clear; The name of an angel | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abbas | Lion; Stern | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdul | Servant (of God) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdul Basit | Servant of the Expander | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdul Hadi | Servant of the Guide | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abhi | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhijeet | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhijit | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Abhik | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Abhimanyu | Self-respecting; Son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhinandan | Delight; The fourth Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhiram | Delightful; Pleasing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mesh |
| Abid | Worshipper | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abraham | Father of many | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Abu Bakr | The first caliph; Father of the young camel | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Adarsh | Ideal; Principle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Adeel | Just; Fair | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Adhiraj | King; Ruler | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adil | Just; Fair | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aditya | The sun | 👦 Boy | Marathi, Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adnan | Settler; An ancestor of the Prophet; The ancestor of the Arabs | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian | — |
| Adwaith | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Affan | Chaste; Father of Uthman | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aftab | Sun (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Afzal | Best; Excellent | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Agastya | Name of a great sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ahaan | Dawn; Morning glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ahad | One; Unique | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ahsan | Best; Most beautiful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aiman | Blessed; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ajeet | Unconquerable; Son of Guru Gobind Singh | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Punjabi | Mesh |
| Ajinkya | Invincible | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Mesh |
| Ajit | Invincible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akhil | Complete; Whole | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akhilesh | Lord of everything | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akif | Devoted; Diligent | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Akram | Most generous | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Akshit | Permanent; Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Alim | Learned; Scholar | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Alok | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amaan | Safety; Protection | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Amal | Pure; Hope | 🧒 Unisex | Malayalam, Urdu, Arabic | Mesh |
| Amardeep | Light of immortality | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Amarjeet | Eternal victory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Amartya | Immortal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Ambar | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amey | Immeasurable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amjad | Most glorious | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Amol | Priceless | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Mesh |
| Amrit | Nectar of immortality | 👦 Boy | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ananda | Bliss; The Buddha's devoted disciple; The Buddha's disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali | Mesh |
| Anant | Infinite; Endless; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kashmiri | Mesh |
| Anay | A name of Vishnu; Without a superior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek | — |
| Anees | Close friend | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aneesh | Supreme; Lord | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Angad | Part of the body; The second Sikh Guru | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Aniket | Homeless wanderer; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Anil | Wind; Air | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Mesh |
| Animesh | Open-eyed; Ever watchful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anirban | Inextinguishable | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Anish | Supreme; A name of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ankit | Marked; Conquered | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ankur | Sprout | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mesh |
| Ankush | Control; Restraint | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anmol | Priceless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anoop | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Ansar | Helpers (of the Prophet) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Anshul | Radiant; Sunbeam | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anthony | Priceless; Flourishing; From a Roman family name; St Anthony | 👦 Boy | Portuguese, Latin | — |
| Anuj | Younger brother | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mesh |
| Anup | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anupam | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Anurag | Love; Devotion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Apurva | Unique; Unprecedented | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aqeel | Wise; Intelligent | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Aqib | Successor; Follower | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arghya | Offering to the gods | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |