Popular and traditional Indian boy names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 183 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil | 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 |
| Aahan | Dawn; First rays of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aahil | Prince; Ruler | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aakash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aamir | Prosperous; Full of life | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aanand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarav | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aariz | Respectable man; Leader | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Aarush | First ray of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarya | Noble; Honourable | 🧒 Unisex | 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| Aditya | The sun | 👦 Boy | Marathi, Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adnan | Settler; An ancestor of the Prophet; The ancestor of the Arabs | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian | — |
| Adrish | Like a mountain | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Advait | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Advik | Unique | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Adwaith | Unique; Non-dual | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Affan | Chaste; Father of Uthman | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Ahaan | Dawn; Morning glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ahad | One; Unique | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ahmar | Red | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Ahsan | Best; Most beautiful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aiman | Blessed; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Akash | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akhil | Complete; Whole | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | 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 | — |
| Akshay | Indestructible; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Akshit | Permanent; Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Alim | Learned; Scholar | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Alok | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Alpesh | Little; Small | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amaan | Safety; Protection | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Amal | Pure; Hope | 🧒 Unisex | Malayalam, Urdu, Arabic | Mesh |
| Aman | Peace; Safe | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Turkmen | Mesh |
| Amar | Immortal; Long-lived | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bosnian | Mesh |
| Amardeep | Light of immortality | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Amarjeet | Eternal victory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Amartya | Immortal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Ambar | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ambuj | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amey | Immeasurable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amir | Prince; Commander | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew | Mesh |
| Amjad | Most glorious | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Amogh | Unfailing; Effective | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amol | Priceless | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Mesh |
| Amrit | Nectar of immortality | 👦 Boy | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anagh | Sinless; Pure | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Mesh |
| Ananda | Bliss; The Buddha's devoted disciple; The Buddha's disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali | Mesh |
| Anant | Infinite; Endless; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kashmiri | Mesh |
| Anas | Friendliness; Companion of the Prophet; Companionship | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Anay | A name of Vishnu; Without a superior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek | — |
| Anees | Close friend | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aneesh | Supreme; Lord | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Angad | Part of the body; The second Sikh Guru | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Aniket | Homeless wanderer; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Anil | Wind; Air | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Mesh |
| Anilkumar | Son of the wind | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Animesh | Open-eyed; Ever watchful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anirban | Inextinguishable | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Anirudh | Unstoppable; Grandson of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mesh |
| Anish | Supreme; A name of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ankit | Marked; Conquered | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ankur | Sprout | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mesh |
| Ankush | Control; Restraint | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anmol | Priceless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anoop | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |