Baby names from Kerala, India — traditional and modern names in the local language, with meanings and origin. 63 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun | Bright; Shining; The hero of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Kavya | Poetry | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mithun |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International | — |
| Paul | Small; Humble | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French, German | — |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish | — |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese | — |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Jose | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish | — |
| Meera | Prosperous; The devotee-poet of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam, Rajasthani | Simha |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French | — |
| Abraham | Father of many | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Adarsh | Ideal; Principle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Adwaith | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Amal | Pure; Hope | 🧒 Unisex | Malayalam, Urdu, Arabic | Mesh |
| Ammu | Darling; Dear little one | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Anagha | Sinless; Pure | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Anjana | Mother of Hanuman; Kohl | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Anoop | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Aparna | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Aswin | A nakshatra; Horseman | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Athira | A nakshatra (Ardra); Quick | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Devika | Little goddess | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Meen |
| Diana | Divine; The Roman moon goddess | 👧 Girl | Latin | — |
| Fathima | Kerala spelling of Fatima | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Gokul | Village of cowherds; Krishna's childhood home | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Gopika | Cowherd girl; Devotee of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Hari | Lord Vishnu; Remover of sorrow; Day; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mithun |
| Hiba | Gift | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Jishnu | Victorious; Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Makar |
| Kannan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mithun |
| Lakshmi | Goddess of wealth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Liya | Weary (Leah); Dependent | 👧 Girl | Latin | — |
| Manu | The first man; Wise | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Mathew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Muhsin | Benevolent; Doer of good | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Nasrin | Wild rose (Persian); Wild rose (نسرین) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Persian | — |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam | Vrishchik |
| Parvathy | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Kanya |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek | — |
| Rajeev | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Tula |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil | Tula |
| Shahana | Royal; Queenly | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Shameer | Jasmine; Entertaining companion | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shifa | Healing; Cure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Shihab | Shooting star; Flame | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sreejith | Victorious with Lakshmi's grace | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Sreekanth | Husband of Lakshmi (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Sreelakshmi | Goddess Lakshmi | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Sruthi | Musical note; The Vedas | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Suhail | Gentle; The star Canopus | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Teresa | Harvester; Saint Teresa | 👧 Girl | Latin, Portuguese | — |
| Tom | Twin | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Tony | Priceless (Antony) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Unni | Little one; Dear child | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Vrishabh |
| Vaishakh | A Hindu month | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Vrishabh |
| Varsha | Rain | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Vrishabh |
| Vishnu | The preserver in the Hindu trinity | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Vrishabh |
| Ziyad | Growth; Increase | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Akhilan | Master of everything | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Devananda | Joy of the gods | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Meen |
| Midhun | Gemini; A pair | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Nandu | Joyful; Krishna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Vrishchik |
| Rosmin | Rose | 👧 Girl | Latin | — |