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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santosh | Contentment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sanyam | Self-restraint | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Saqib | Shining; Bright star | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sarabjit | Conqueror of all | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sarmad | Eternal; Everlasting (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Sarthak | Meaningful; Fulfilled | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sarvesh | Lord of all | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satheesh | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sathish | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satish | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satnam | True name (of God) | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Satvik | Pure; Virtuous | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satya | Truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Satyam | Truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Saurabh | Fragrance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Saurav | Divine; Fragrance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sayan | Friend; Evening | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sehaj | Calm; Peaceful; Spiritual poise | 🧒 Unisex | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Shaan | Pride; Dignity | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shafayet | Intercession | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Shafiq | Compassionate | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahbaz | Royal falcon (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shahid | Witness; Martyr | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahzad | Prince (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shahzaib | Royal ornament | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shailendra | King of mountains | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kanya |
| Shailesh | Lord of the mountain (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shaji | Brave | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | — |
| Shakeel | Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shakib | Patient | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Shakir | Thankful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shambhu | Lord Shiva; Abode of joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shameer | Jasmine; Entertaining companion | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shamim | Fragrance | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bengali | — |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shankar | Lord Shiva; Giver of joy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shantanu | Wholesome; A king in the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Sharad | Autumn | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | Kanya |
| Sharan | Refuge; Shelter | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Sharif | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shashank | The moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Kanya |
| Shashi | Moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shatrughan | Destroyer of enemies; Brother of Rama | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kanya |
| Shayan | Worthy; Deserving (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sheharyar | King; Ruler (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shehroz | Victorious; King of the day | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Shekhar | Peak; Crest | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shibu | Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kanya |
| Shihab | Shooting star; Flame | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shiraz | A city in Iran; Lion-like | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shirshendu | Moon on the head (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Shiva | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivaji | Lord Shiva; The Maratha king Shivaji | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Shlok | Verse; Hymn | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shoaib | Prophet Shu'ayb | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shoriful | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Shreyans | The best; The 11th Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shreyansh | Part of fame and wealth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shubh | Auspicious; Lucky | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shuvo | Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Shyam | Dark; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Siddhant | Principle; Doctrine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Siddhartha | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha's birth name | 👦 Boy | Pali | Kumbh |
| Siddhesh | Lord of accomplishment | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kumbh |
| Siddiq | Truthful; Title of Abu Bakr | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Simon | He has heard (Simon) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Czech | — |
| Siva | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kumbh |
| Sohaib | Reddish; A companion of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sohail | The star Canopus; Gentle | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Soham | I am that (the divine) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sohan | Handsome; Good-looking | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sohel | Gentle; The star Canopus | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Sohrab | The son of Rostam (سهراب); The son of Rustom | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Somnath | Lord of the moon (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sonam | Merit; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Kumbh |
| Sonu | Golden; Beautiful | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kumbh |
| Soumya | Gentle; Calm | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sourav | Fragrance; Glory | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sreejith | Victorious with Lakshmi's grace | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Sreekanth | Husband of Lakshmi (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Srikanth | Husband of Lakshmi | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Srinivas | Abode of Lakshmi (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Srinu | Lord Vishnu (Srinivas) | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Sriram | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Kumbh |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek | — |
| Subash | Eloquent; Well-spoken | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Subham | Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Subhan | Glory; Praise of God | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Subhash | Soft-spoken | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Subhransu | The moon | 👦 Boy | Odia | Kumbh |
| Subodh | Good understanding | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Subrata | Devoted to what is right | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sudeep | Bright; Illuminated | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Kumbh |
| Sudhir | Wise; Resolute | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sudipto | Bright; Illuminated | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kumbh |
| Sufyan | Swift; A companion of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Suhail | Gentle; The star Canopus | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sujeet | Well-won victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sujit | Well-won victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sukhwinder | Lord of happiness | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kumbh |
| Sumit | Good friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sunil | Dark blue; Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Kumbh |
| Suraj | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Surendra | Lord of the gods (Indra) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Suresh | Lord of the gods (Indra) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Kumbh |
| Sushant | Quiet; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Swapnil | Dreamy; Seen in a dream | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Kumbh |
| Tabish | Heat; Brilliance | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Taha | Pure; The opening letters of a Quran chapter | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Tahir | Pure; Clean | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Tahmid | Praising God | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Taimoor | Iron (Turkic) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Taimur | Iron (Turkic) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Talal | Fine rain; Admirable | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Talha | A kind of tree; A companion of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Tamim | Perfect; Complete | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |