Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “R”, with meanings and origin. 144 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabia | Fourth; A famous Sufi saint; Spring; A great Sufi saint | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Rachana | Creation; Composition | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Radha | Success; Beloved of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Radhe | Radha; A form of address to Krishna | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Radhika | Radha, beloved of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rafiq | Kind friend | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rafiqul | Kind friend | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Raghav | Lord Rama; Of the Raghu dynasty | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raghava | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Tula |
| Raghavendra | Lord Rama; A saint of Mantralayam | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Tula |
| Raghu | Swift; Ancestor of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raghunandan | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raghvendra | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Ragini | Melody; A raga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rahat | Rest; Comfort | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Raheel | One who shows the way; Traveller | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Raheela | Traveller | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rahul | Efficient; Son of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri | Tula |
| Raj | King; Rule | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raja | King | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajan | King | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rajani | Night | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajarshi | Royal sage | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Tula |
| Rajat | Silver | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajeev | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Tula |
| Rajendra | King of kings | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajendran | King of kings; A Chola emperor | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Tula |
| Rajesh | King of kings | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajib | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Tula |
| Rajinder | King of kings | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Tula |
| Rajiv | Blue lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajkumar | Prince | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajkumari | Princess | 👧 Girl | Rajasthani | Tula |
| Rajni | Night | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rajnish | Lord of the night (the moon) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raju | King; Dear prince | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rajveer | Brave king | 👦 Boy | Punjabi, Rajasthani | Tula |
| Rajwinder | God of the kingdom | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Tula |
| Rakesh | Lord of the full-moon night | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rakhi | Sacred thread; Bond of protection | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Tula |
| Rakib | Guardian; Watchful | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Rakshit | Protected | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Tula |
| Rakshita | Protected | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ram | Pleasing; Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ram Charan | At the feet of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Tula |
| Raman | Charming; Beloved | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ramandeep | Lamp of God's love | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Tula |
| Rameen | Happy; Obedient (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Rameez | Sign; Symbol | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ramesh | Lord Rama; Husband of Lakshmi | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Rameshwari | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ramkumar | Son of Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ramu | Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Ramya | Beautiful; Pleasing | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Tula |
| Ranbir | Brave warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rani | Queen | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Tula |
| Ranjan | Pleasing; Delightful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranjana | Pleasing; Delightful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranjeet | Victorious in battle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranjit | Victorious in battle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ranveer | Hero of the battlefield | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Tula |
| Raphael | God has healed; God heals | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Rashi | Collection; Zodiac sign | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rashmi | Ray of light | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada | Tula |
| Rasik | Connoisseur; One who appreciates | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rasika | Connoisseur; One who appreciates; One with fine taste | 👧 Girl | Marathi, Sinhala | Tula |
| Ratan | Jewel; Gem | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ratheesh | Lord of Rati (Kamadeva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rauf | Compassionate; Merciful; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Azerbaijani | — |
| Ravi | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Portuguese | Tula |
| Ravi Teja | Brilliance of the sun | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Tula |
| Ravinder | Lord of the sun | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Tula |
| Ravindra | Lord of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rayyan | The gate of Paradise for those who fast | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Raza | Contentment; Acceptance | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew | — |
| Reena | Melted; Part of God | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Tula |
| Rehan | Sweet basil; Fragrant | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rehana | Sweet basil | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Rehman | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Rekha | Line | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Hindi | Tula |
| Renjith | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Tula |
| Renu | Dust; Sand | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Renuka | Mother of Parashurama | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil | Tula |
| Rewa | The river Narmada | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Reyansh | A ray of light; Part of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rida | Contentment; Favour | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Riddhi | Prosperity; Good fortune | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Tula |
| Rifat | High rank; Elevation | 👧 Girl | Kashmiri | — |
| Rimjhim | Sound of rain | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Tula |
| Rimsha | Bouquet of flowers | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Rinchen | Precious; Jewel | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Tula |
| Rinki | Sweet; Lovely | 👧 Girl | Hindi | — |
| Rinku | Sweet; Lovely | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Rishabh | Superior; A bull; The first Jain Tirthankara; Excellent; The first Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rishi | Sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rishika | Holy; A female sage | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ritesh | Lord of truth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ritik | Sage; Seer | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ritu | Season | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rituparna | Leaf of the seasons | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Tula |
| Ritvik | Priest; One who performs rituals | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Ritwik | Priest | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Tula |
| Riya | Singer; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Riyad | Gardens; Meadows | 👦 Boy | Bengali, Arabic | — |
| Riyansh | Part of Lord Shiva; Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rizwan | Goodwill; Keeper of the gates of Paradise; Paradise keeper; Keeper of Paradise | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rohan | Ascending; Growing; Healing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rohini | A nakshatra; Rising | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rohit | Red; The rising sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rokeya | Ascending; The writer Begum Rokeya | 👧 Girl | Bengali | — |
| Ronak | Brightness; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Tula |
| Roopa | Beauty; Form | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rosario | Rosary | 🧒 Unisex | Portuguese, Spanish | — |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French | — |
| Rosemary | Dew of the sea | 👧 Girl | Portuguese | — |
| Roshni | Light; Brightness | 👧 Girl | Hindi | — |