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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradip | Light; Lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pradyumna | Son of Krishna; Preeminently mighty | 👦 Boy | Odia | Kanya |
| Prajwal | Shining brightly | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Kanya |
| Prakash | Light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pramod | Joy; Delight | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pranay | Love; Romance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pranjal | Simple; Honest | 🧒 Unisex | Marathi, Assamese | Kanya |
| Prasad | Blessed offering; Grace | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Kanya |
| Prasanta | Calm; Tranquil | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prashant | Calm; Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pratap | Glory; Valour (Maharana Pratap) | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Kanya |
| Prateek | Symbol; Sign | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prathamesh | First lord; Lord Ganesha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pratik | Symbol; Sign | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kanya |
| Praveen | Skilful; Expert | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pravin | Skilled; Expert | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prem | Love | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pritam | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Kanya |
| Priyansh | Dear part | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prosenjit | Victorious; Conqueror | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Pruthvi | Earth | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Kanya |
| Pushkar | Lotus; A holy lake | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Qaiser | Emperor; Caesar | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Qasim | Distributor; Son of the Prophet; One who distributes | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Radhe | Radha; A form of address to Krishna | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rafiq | Kind friend | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rafiqul | Kind friend | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Raghava | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Tula |
| Raghavendra | Lord Rama; A saint of Mantralayam | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Tula |
| Raghu | Swift; Ancestor of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raghvendra | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rahat | Rest; Comfort | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Raheel | One who shows the way; Traveller | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Raj | King; Rule | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raja | King | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajan | King | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rajarshi | Royal sage | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Tula |
| Rajat | Silver | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajeev | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Tula |
| Rajendra | King of kings | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajesh | King of kings | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajib | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Tula |
| Rajinder | King of kings | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Tula |
| Rajiv | Blue lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajkumar | Prince | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raju | King; Dear prince | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rajveer | Brave king | 👦 Boy | Punjabi, Rajasthani | Tula |
| Rakesh | Lord of the full-moon night | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rakib | Guardian; Watchful | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Rakshit | Protected | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Tula |
| Ram | Pleasing; Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ram Charan | At the feet of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Tula |
| Raman | Charming; Beloved | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rameez | Sign; Symbol | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ramesh | Lord Rama; Husband of Lakshmi | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Ramu | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Ranbir | Brave warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranjan | Pleasing; Delightful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranjeet | Victorious in battle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranjit | Victorious in battle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranveer | Hero of the battlefield | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Tula |
| Ratan | Jewel; Gem | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ratheesh | Lord of Rati (Kamadeva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rauf | Compassionate; Merciful; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Azerbaijani | — |
| Ravi Teja | Brilliance of the sun | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Tula |
| Ravinder | Lord of the sun | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Tula |
| Ravindra | Lord of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raza | Contentment; Acceptance | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Rehman | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Rinchen | Precious; Jewel | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Tula |
| Rinku | Sweet; Lovely | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Ritesh | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ritik | Sage; Seer | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ritvik | Priest; One who performs rituals | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ritwik | Priest | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Tula |
| Riyad | Gardens; Meadows | 👦 Boy | Bengali, Arabic | — |
| Riyansh | Part of Lord Shiva; Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rizwan | Goodwill; Keeper of the gates of Paradise; Paradise keeper; Keeper of Paradise | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rohit | Red; The rising sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rosario | Rosary | 🧒 Unisex | Portuguese, Spanish | — |
| Rudranil | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Tula |
| Rupam | Beautiful | 👦 Boy | Assamese | Tula |
| Rushabh | Superior; A bull | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Tula |
| Rushil | Charming | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rustom | The hero of the Shahnameh | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Sabbir | Patient | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Sabir | Patient | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sabyasachi | Ambidextrous; Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sachin | Pure; Lord Indra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sadaqat | Truthfulness; Sincerity | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sadiq | Truthful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Safwan | Clear; Pure rock | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sagar | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kumbh |
| Sahas | Bravery; Courage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sai Kiran | Ray of the divine | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Saiful | Sword (of Islam) | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Saim | Fasting | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Sajid | One who prostrates in prayer | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sajjad | One who prostrates often | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sakib | Shining; Star | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Sakthi | Power; Strength | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Salim | Safe; Sound | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Samar | War; Battle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sambit | Consciousness | 👦 Boy | Odia | Kumbh |
| Samyak | Right; Proper (the three jewels of Jainism) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sandeep | Lit lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sandip | Lit lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sangay | Buddha; Enlightened one | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Kumbh |
| Sanjay | Victorious; The narrator of the Bhagavad Gita | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanjeet | Always victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanjeev | Life-giving | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | Kumbh |
| Sanjib | Lively; Full of life | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sanjit | Always victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanjoy | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sanju | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kumbh |
| Sankar | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanket | Signal; Sign | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kumbh |
| Santhosh | Happiness; Contentment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |