Baby boy names from Kerala, India — traditional and modern names in the local language, with meanings and origin. 36 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun | Bright; Shining; The hero of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| Anoop | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Aswin | A nakshatra; Horseman | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Gokul | Village of cowherds; Krishna's childhood home | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Hari | Lord Vishnu; Remover of sorrow; Day; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mithun |
| Jishnu | Victorious; Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Makar |
| Kannan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mithun |
| Manu | The first man; Wise | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Mathew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Muhsin | Benevolent; Doer of good | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek | — |
| Rajeev | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Tula |
| Shameer | Jasmine; Entertaining companion | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Shihab | Shooting star; Flame | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sreejith | Victorious with Lakshmi's grace | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Sreekanth | Husband of Lakshmi (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Kumbh |
| Suhail | Gentle; The star Canopus | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Tom | Twin | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Tony | Priceless (Antony) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Unni | Little one; Dear child | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Vrishabh |
| Vaishakh | A Hindu month | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Midhun | Gemini; A pair | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Simha |
| Nandu | Joyful; Krishna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Vrishchik |