Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 287 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mesh |
| Aadhya | First power; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aadi | First; The beginning | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aadil | Just | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | — |
| Aadit | Peak; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aaditeya | Son of Aditi; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aaditya | The sun; Son of Aditi | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aafreen | Praise; Encouragement (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Aahan | Dawn; First rays of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aahil | Prince; Ruler | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aakash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aakriti | Shape; Form | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aaliya | Exalted; Highest | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Aamir | Prosperous; Full of life | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aanand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aanchal | Shelter; The edge of a sari | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aanya | Inexhaustible; Grace | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aaradhya | Worshipped; Worthy of worship | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarav | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aariz | Respectable man; Leader | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aarna | Goddess Lakshmi; Wave | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarohi | Ascending musical notes | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Aarti | Ritual of light; Worship with light | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mesh |
| Aarush | First ray of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarya | Noble; Honourable | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aashi | Smile; Blessing | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aashna | Beloved; Devoted | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aastha | Faith; Belief | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aban | Clear; The name of an angel | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abbas | Lion; Stern | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdul | Servant (of God) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdul Basit | Servant of the Expander | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdul Hadi | Servant of the Guide | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdul Rahman | Servant of the Most Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abeer | Fragrance | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Abha | Glow; Lustre | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhay | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhi | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhijeet | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhijit | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Abhik | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Abhilash | Desire; Wish | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhilasha | Desire; Wish | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhimanyu | Self-respecting; Son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhinandan | Delight; The fourth Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhinav | New; Innovative | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mesh |
| Abhiram | Delightful; Pleasing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mesh |
| Abhishek | Anointing; Sacred bath | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abid | Worshipper | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew | — |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mesh |
| Aboli | A Maharashtrian flower (firecracker flower) | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Mesh |
| Abraham | Father of many | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Abu Bakr | The first caliph; Father of the young camel | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Achintya | Beyond thought; Inconceivable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Achyut | Imperishable; A name of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adarsh | Ideal; Principle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Adeel | Just; Fair | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Adhiraj | King; Ruler | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adil | Just; Fair | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Adinath | First lord; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aditi | Boundless; Mother of the gods | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Aditri | Goddess Lakshmi; Highest honour | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Mesh |
| Aditya | The sun | 👦 Boy | Marathi, Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adnan | Settler; An ancestor of the Prophet; The ancestor of the Arabs | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian | — |
| Adrika | Celestial; Mountain | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adrish | Like a mountain | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Advait | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Advik | Unique | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Advika | Unique | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adwaith | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Affan | Chaste; Father of Uthman | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Afifa | Chaste; Virtuous | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Afroza | Bright; Shining (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Bengali | — |
| Afsana | Story; Tale (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Aftab | Sun (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Afzal | Best; Excellent | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Agastya | Name of a great sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Agnelo | Lamb (Agnes) | 👦 Boy | Portuguese | — |
| Agni | Fire; The fire god | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Agrima | Leader; First | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ahaan | Dawn; Morning glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ahad | One; Unique | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ahana | Inner light; First rays of the sun | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ahmar | Red | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Ahona | Morning light | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Mesh |
| Ahsan | Best; Most beautiful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aiman | Blessed; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Aishwarya | Prosperity; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada | Vrishabh |
| Aiza | Respectable; Noble | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Ajay | Unconquerable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ajeet | Unconquerable; Son of Guru Gobind Singh | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Punjabi | Mesh |
| Ajinkya | Invincible | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Mesh |
| Ajit | Invincible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akanksha | Desire; Wish | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akhil | Complete; Whole | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akhila | Complete | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Mesh |
| Akhilan | Master of everything | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Akhilesh | Lord of everything | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akif | Devoted; Diligent | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Akram | Most generous | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Akshara | Letter; Imperishable | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akshatha | Unbroken rice (sacred offering) | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Mesh |
| Akshay | Indestructible; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Akshit | Permanent; Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Alaknanda | A Himalayan river | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aleena | Beautiful; Soft | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Alia | Exalted; Highest | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Alim | Learned; Scholar | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Alina | Noble; Soft | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Alishba | Fruit of heaven | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |