Popular and traditional Indian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of India. 2,107 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishan | Lord Shiva; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ishani | Goddess Durga; Wife of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali | Vrishabh |
| Ishita | Desired; Mastery | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Jai | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Makar |
| Jigme | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Makar |
| Jiya | Heart; Life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Joaquim | Raised by God; God will establish | 👦 Boy | Portuguese | — |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Jose | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish | — |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Kabir | Great (Arabic al-Kabir); The poet-saint Kabir | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Mithun |
| Karan | Ear; The warrior Karna of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karim | Generous; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Kartik | A Hindu month; Kartikeya, god of war | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kashvi | Shining; Bright | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Khushi | Happiness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Kiran | Ray of light | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mithun |
| Krish | Short form of Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Krishna | Dark; The Hindu god Krishna; Lord Krishna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mithun |
| Kriti | Creation; Work of art | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kunal | Lotus; A bird with beautiful eyes | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Mahavir | Great hero; The 24th Jain Tirthankara; The 24th Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mahi | Earth; Great | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Malika | Queen | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Manav | Human being | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mariam | Mary | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Coptic, Georgian, Armenian | — |
| Mariyam | Mary | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Dhivehi | — |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew | Simha |
| Meera | Prosperous; The devotee-poet of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam, Rajasthani | Simha |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Mira | Ocean; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Simha |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish | — |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada | Vrishchik |
| Navya | New; Young; Worth praising | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu | Vrishchik |
| Neel | Blue; Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishchik |
| Neha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi | Vrishchik |
| Nikhil | Whole; Complete | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi | Vrishchik |
| Noor | Light | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Dutch | — |
| Pari | Fairy (پری) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Persian | Kanya |
| Parth | Arjuna; Son of Pritha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kanya |
| Pihu | Sweet sound of a bird | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pooja | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pranav | The sacred syllable Om | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Priya | Beloved; Dear | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Radha | Success; Beloved of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Raghav | Lord Rama; Of the Raghu dynasty | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rahul | Efficient; Son of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri | Tula |
| Raphael | God has healed; God heals | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ravi | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Portuguese | Tula |
| Rehan | Sweet basil; Fragrant | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Rishabh | Superior; A bull; The first Jain Tirthankara; Excellent; The first Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rishi | Sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rohan | Ascending; Growing; Healing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French | — |
| Rudra | Fierce; A form of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Saad | Happiness; Good fortune | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Urdu | — |
| Sahil | Shore; Guide; Coast | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic | Kumbh |
| Sai | Divine; Saint (Sai Baba) | 🧒 Unisex | Telugu, Marathi | Kumbh |
| Saif | Sword | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Sakshi | Witness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Salma | Safe; Peaceful | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Salman | Safe; Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Samaira | Enchanting; Protected by God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sameer | Gentle breeze (also Arabic: entertaining companion) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri | Kumbh |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese | — |
| Sana | Brilliance; Praise | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic | — |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew | — |
| Shanaya | Eminent; First ray of the sun | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shaurya | Bravery; Valour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shirin | Sweet (شیرین); The heroine of Shirin Farhad | 👧 Girl | Balochi, Bengali, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian | — |
| Shiv | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivam | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Shreyas | Excellence; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Kanya |
| Shubham | Auspicious; Good | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Simran | Remembrance of God (also Sikh) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Siya | Sita | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Sneha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Tanvi | Delicate; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi | Tula |
| Tara | Star | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Tarek | Morning star | 👦 Boy | Bengali, Arabic | — |
| Tariq | Morning star; One who knocks at night; He who knocks at the door | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Tejas | Brilliance; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French | — |
| Tshering | Long life | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Tula |
| Usman | Baby bustard; Uthman, the third caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Hausa | — |
| Vansh | Lineage; Family | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Varun | God of water and the sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vedant | Ultimate knowledge; The Vedanta philosophy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Veer | Brave; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vijay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vikram | Valour; Brave | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Vivek | Wisdom; Discernment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Wangchuk | Mighty; Powerful | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Vrishabh |
| Yash | Fame; Glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Vrishchik |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese | — |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish | — |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani | — |
| Zaid | Abundance; Growth | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Zain | Beauty; Grace | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu | — |
| Zayan | Graceful; Beautiful | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Zoya | Alive; Loving; Life (Зоя) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Greek | — |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mesh |
| Aadil | Just | 👦 Boy | Kashmiri | — |
| Aadit | Peak; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aafreen | Praise; Encouragement (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Aahan | Dawn; First rays of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |