Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “Ra”, with meanings and origin. 77 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 | — |