Popular and traditional Indian boy names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 183 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansar | Helpers (of the Prophet) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ansh | Part; Portion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anshu | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anshul | Radiant; Sunbeam | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anthony | Priceless; Flourishing; From a Roman family name; St Anthony | 👦 Boy | Portuguese, Latin | — |
| Anuj | Younger brother | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mesh |
| Anup | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anupam | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Anurag | Love; Devotion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Apurva | Unique; Unprecedented | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aqeel | Wise; Intelligent | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Aqib | Successor; Follower | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arghya | Offering to the gods | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Arham | Merciful; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Urdu | — |
| Arif | Knowledgeable; Wise; Knowing | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arihant | Destroyer of inner enemies; Destroyer of enemies | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arijit | One who has conquered enemies | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arindam | Destroyer of enemies | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Arivu | Wisdom; Knowledge | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Arjan | Bright (Punjabi form of Arjun); The fifth Sikh Guru (Guru Arjan Dev) | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Arjun | Bright; Shining; The hero of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Arka | The sun | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Arnab | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Arnav | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arsalan | Lion (Persian/Turkish) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arshad | Most rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arslan | Lion (Turkic) | 👦 Boy | Urdu, Uyghur, Turkish, Turkic | — |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Arulmozhi | Gracious words; Raja Raja Chola's name | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Arun | The dawn; The charioteer of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arup | Formless; Divine | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arvind | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aryan | Noble; Honourable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Asad | Lion | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ashar | Shining; Affable | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ashish | Blessing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashok | Without sorrow | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashoka | Without sorrow; The emperor who spread Buddhism | 👦 Boy | Pali | Mesh |
| Ashraf | Most honourable | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ashraful | Most noble | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Ashutosh | One who is easily pleased (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Mesh |
| Ashwani | The Ashwini nakshatra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashwin | A Hindu month; The Ashvin twins (divine physicians) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Asif | Forgiveness; A wise minister of Solomon | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Asim | Protector | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aslam | Safest; Most secure | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aswin | A nakshatra; Horseman | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Atharv | Lord Ganesha; The fourth Veda (Atharvaveda) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Atharva | The Atharvaveda; Lord Ganesha; A Veda | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Atif | Compassionate; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Atul | Matchless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avi | My father | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Avinash | Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avtar | Incarnation | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Avyukt | Clear; Manifested | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Awais | Gift; Little wolf; A devoted saint | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ayaan | Gift of God; Luck; Good fortune | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Arabic, Somali | Mesh |
| Ayan | Path; Way; Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Bengali, Arabic | Mesh |
| Ayaz | Cool breeze; A loyal courtier of Mahmud of Ghazni | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ayub | Job; A patient prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ayush | Long life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Azaan | Call to prayer | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Azhar | Bright; Shining | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |