Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “K”, with meanings and origin. 110 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabir | Great (Arabic al-Kabir); The poet-saint Kabir | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Mithun |
| Kaif | Intoxication; Joy | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kailash | Sacred mountain abode of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kainat | Universe | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Kajal | Kohl (eyeliner) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kalai | Art | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kalaiarasan | King of arts | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kalhan | The 12th-century Kashmiri historian | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | Mithun |
| Kali | The goddess Kali; Dark | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | — |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil | Mithun |
| Kalpesh | Lord of imagination | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Mithun |
| Kalyan | Welfare; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Mithun |
| Kalyani | Auspicious; Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kamal | Lotus; Perfection | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Mithun |
| Kamaljeet | Victorious lotus | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Kamban | The Tamil poet who wrote the Ramayana | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kamil | Perfect; Complete | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kamini | Beautiful woman | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kamla | Lotus; Goddess Lakshmi | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Mithun |
| Kamlesh | Lord of the lotus (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kamran | Successful; Fortunate (Persian); Fortunate (کامران) | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani | — |
| Kanak | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanchan | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kandasamy | Lord Skanda (Murugan) | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kangkan | Bangle | 👦 Boy | Assamese | Mithun |
| Kanha | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanhaiya | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mithun |
| Kanika | Small particle; Atom | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kanishk | A great Kushan king | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kannan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mithun |
| Kanwal | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Kanwar | Prince | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Kapil | A great sage; Tawny | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karamjeet | Victorious through good deeds | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Karan | Ear; The warrior Karna of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karanveer | Brave and generous | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Karim | Generous; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Karishma | Miracle | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karma | Action; Deed | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Mithun |
| Karthik | A Hindu month | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Mithun |
| Karthikeya | Son of Shiva; God of war | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Mithun |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kartik | A Hindu month; Kartikeya, god of war | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kartikeya | Son of Shiva; God of war | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kashaf | Discovery; Revelation | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Kashan | Abode; House | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Kashif | Discoverer; Revealer | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kashish | Attraction | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kashvi | Shining; Bright | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kausar | A river in Paradise | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Kaushal | Skill; Cleverness | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kaushik | Sage Vishvamitra; Affectionate | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mithun |
| Kavana | Poem | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Mithun |
| Kaveri | A sacred river of South India | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kavin | Handsome; Poet | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kavish | King of poets | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kavya | Poetry | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mithun |
| Kavyansh | Part of poetry | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kayal | Fish; Beautiful eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kayalvizhi | Fish-shaped eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kedar | Lord Shiva; Mountain field | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Mithun |
| Keerthi | Fame | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Mithun |
| Keshav | Krishna; One with beautiful hair | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Ketaki | A fragrant flower | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Mithun |
| Ketan | Home; Banner; Flag | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Mithun |
| Ketki | A fragrant flower | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Keya | A monsoon flower | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Khadeeja | First wife of the Prophet | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Khalil | Friend | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Khorshed | Sun | 👧 Girl | Persian | — |
| Khurram | Cheerful; Joyful (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Khushboo | Fragrance (Persian/Hindi) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Khushi | Happiness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Kinjal | River bank | 👧 Girl | Gujarati | Mithun |
| Kinza | Hidden treasure | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Kiran | Ray of light | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mithun |
| Kirandeep | Lamp of rays | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Kirti | Fame; Glory | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kishan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kishor | Youth; Young prince | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Koel | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Mithun |
| Kokila | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mithun |
| Komal | Soft; Delicate | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krish | Short form of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krishan | Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krishna | Dark; The Hindu god Krishna; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mithun |
| Krishnakant | Beloved of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Mithun |
| Kriti | Creation; Work of art | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kritika | A nakshatra (the Pleiades) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krunal | Kind; Compassionate | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Mithun |
| Krupa | Grace; Mercy | 👧 Girl | Gujarati | Mithun |
| Kshama | Forgiveness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kshitija | Horizon | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kuldeep | Light of the family | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Kulwinder | God of the family | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Mithun |
| Kumar | Prince; Son | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mithun |
| Kumud | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kunal | Lotus; A bird with beautiful eyes | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kundan | Pure gold | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kush | Son of Lord Rama; Sacred grass | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kusum | Flower | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Mithun |