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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalal | Majesty; Glory | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English | — |
| Jamshed | The legendary king Jamshid | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Jasjit | Victory of glory | 🧒 Unisex | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jaskaran | One who does glorious deeds | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jaskirat | Singing God's glory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jasmeet | Friend of glory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jaspreet | Love of glory | 🧒 Unisex | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jasraj | King of glory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jaswant | Famous | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Makar |
| Jatin | One with matted hair (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Javed | Eternal (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Jayant | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jayanta | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Makar |
| Jayesh | Lord of victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Makar |
| Jeet | Victory | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Makar |
| Jeevan | Life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jehangir | World conqueror | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Jinesh | Lord of the Jinas | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jishnu | Victorious; Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Makar |
| Jitendra | Conqueror of the senses | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jivan | Life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Joydeep | Light of victory | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Makar |
| Jujhar | Warrior; Son of Guru Gobind Singh | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Junaid | Soldier; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kaif | Intoxication; Joy | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kailash | Sacred mountain abode of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kalpesh | Lord of imagination | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Mithun |
| Kalyan | Welfare; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Mithun |
| Kamal | Lotus; Perfection | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Mithun |
| Kamil | Perfect; Complete | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kamlesh | Lord of the lotus (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kamran | Successful; Fortunate (Persian); Fortunate (کامران) | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani | — |
| Kandasamy | Lord Skanda (Murugan) | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kanha | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanhaiya | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mithun |
| Kanishk | A great Kushan king | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kannan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mithun |
| Kanwar | Prince | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Kapil | A great sage; Tawny | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karamjeet | Victorious through good deeds | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Karanveer | Brave and generous | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Karma | Action; Deed | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Mithun |
| Karthik | A Hindu month | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Mithun |
| Karthikeya | Son of Shiva; God of war | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Mithun |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kartikeya | Son of Shiva; God of war | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kashan | Abode; House | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Kashif | Discoverer; Revealer | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kaushal | Skill; Cleverness | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kaushik | Sage Vishvamitra; Affectionate | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mithun |
| Kavin | Handsome; Poet | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kavish | King of poets | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kavyansh | Part of poetry | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kedar | Lord Shiva; Mountain field | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Mithun |
| Keshav | Krishna; One with beautiful hair | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Ketan | Home; Banner; Flag | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Mithun |
| Khalil | Friend | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Khurram | Cheerful; Joyful (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kishan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kishor | Youth; Young prince | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krishan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krunal | Kind; Compassionate | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Mithun |
| Kuldeep | Light of the family | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Kumar | Prince; Son | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kundan | Pure gold | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kush | Son of Lord Rama; Sacred grass | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Lakhan | Lakshmana, brother of Rama | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mesh |
| Laksh | Aim; Target | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lakshay | Aim; Target | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lakshit | Distinguished; Aimed | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lakshman | Brother of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lal | Beloved; Red | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mesh |
| Lalit | Beautiful; Charming | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Laxman | Lakshmana, brother of Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lhakpa | Born on Wednesday | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Mesh |
| Likhit | Written | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lohit | Red; The Brahmaputra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lokesh | Lord of the world | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Luqman | A wise man in the Quran | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Luv | Son of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Madan | Love; Kamadeva, god of love | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Madhav | Krishna; Sweet like honey | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Madhur | Sweet | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mahad | Big; Great | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Mahbub | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Mahendra | Great lord; Indra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Rajasthani | Simha |
| Mahendran | Great Indra | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Simha |
| Mahesh | Great lord (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Simha |
| Mahir | Skilled; Expert | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Simha |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Mahmudullah | Praised by God | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Majid | Glorious; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Manan | Thinking; Reflection | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mandeep | Light of the mind | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Mangesh | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Simha |
| Mani | Jewel | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manik | Ruby; Jewel | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manish | Lord of the mind; Wise | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manjot | Light of the mind | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Manjunath | Lord Shiva of Dharmasthala | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Simha |
| Manohar | Captivating; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manoj | Born of the mind; Kamadeva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Manpreet | Love of the mind | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Mansoor | Victorious; Aided by God | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Manu | The first man; Wise | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Manveer | Brave of heart | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Simha |
| Maqsood | Intended; Desired | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Masum | Innocent | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Mathew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Maulik | Valuable; Precious | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Simha |
| Mayank | The moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mayur | Peacock | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mazhar | Manifestation; Appearance | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Mehedi | Rightly guided (Mahdi) | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Mehraj | Ascension | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | — |