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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankush | Control; Restraint | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anmol | Priceless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anoop | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Ansar | Helpers (of the Prophet) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| 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 |
| Anuja | Younger sister | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Mesh |
| Anum | Blessing; Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Anup | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anupam | Incomparable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Anupama | Incomparable | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anuradha | A star (nakshatra); Radiant | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anurag | Love; Devotion | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anusha | Beautiful morning; A star | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Mesh |
| Anvita | One who links; Understanding | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anwesha | Quest; Search | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Mesh |
| Aparna | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Apeksha | Expectation; Hope | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Apurva | Unique; Unprecedented | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aqeel | Wise; Intelligent | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Aqib | Successor; Follower | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aradhana | Worship; Devotion | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Archana | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Areeba | Wise; Intelligent | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Areej | Pleasant fragrance | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Arfa | High; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Arghya | Offering to the gods | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| 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 |
| Arjan | Bright (Punjabi form of Arjun); The fifth Sikh Guru (Guru Arjan Dev) | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Arka | The sun | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Arnab | Ocean | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Mesh |
| Arnavaz | A queen of the Shahnameh | 👧 Girl | Persian | — |
| Arooj | Ascension; Height | 👧 Girl | Urdu | — |
| Arpita | Dedicated; Offered | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Arsalan | Lion (Persian/Turkish) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arshad | Most rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Arshdeep | Light of the heavens | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Arslan | Lion (Turkic) | 👦 Boy | Urdu, Uyghur, Turkish, Turkic | — |
| Arti | Hindu ritual of light (aarti) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Mesh |
| Arun | The dawn; The charioteer of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aruna | Dawn; Red | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Mesh |
| Arvind | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Asad | Lion | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Ashar | Shining; Affable | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| 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 |
| Ashwin | A Hindu month; The Ashvin twins (divine physicians) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashwini | First nakshatra; Mare | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi | Mesh |
| Asif | Forgiveness; A wise minister of Solomon | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Asim | Protector | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Asiya | One who tends the weak; The wife of Pharaoh | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Aslam | Safest; Most secure | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Aswin | A nakshatra; Horseman | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Athira | A nakshatra (Ardra); Quick | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Mesh |
| Atif | Compassionate; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Atul | Matchless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avan | The guardian spirit of the waters | 👧 Girl | Persian | — |
| Avantika | The ancient city of Ujjain | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avi | My father | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Avinash | Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avtar | Incarnation | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Mesh |
| Awais | Gift; Little wolf; A devoted saint | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ayan | Path; Way; Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Bengali, Arabic | Mesh |
| Ayat | Verses (of the Quran) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Ayaz | Cool breeze; A loyal courtier of Mahmud of Ghazni | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Ayub | Job; A patient prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Azaan | Call to prayer | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Azhar | Bright; Shining | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Aziza | Precious; Beloved | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Babar | Lion; Tiger (Mughal emperor Babur) | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Babita | Little girl | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Babu | Father; Gentleman | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Vrishabh |
| Badar | Full moon | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Balaji | Lord Venkateswara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Baljeet | Victorious through strength | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Vrishabh |
| Balpreet | Love of strength | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Vrishabh |
| Balwinder | Strong lord | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Vrishabh |
| Bansari | Flute | 👧 Girl | Gujarati | Vrishabh |
| Banu | Lady; Princess | 👧 Girl | Persian | — |
| Bareera | Pious; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Basava | A 12th-century reformer (Basavanna); Bull | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Vrishabh |
| Basit | One who expands; Generous | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Basma | Smile | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Behram | Victorious; The angel of victory | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Benazir | Unique; Incomparable (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Bhagirath | King who brought the Ganga to earth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhagyashree | Goddess of fortune | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhairavi | Goddess Durga; A morning raga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhakti | Devotion | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhanu | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bharat | India; Brother of Lord Rama | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bharati | India; Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhaskar | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Assamese | Vrishabh |
| Bhaumik | Lord of the earth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhavana | Feeling; Emotion | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Hindi | Vrishabh |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Vrishabh |
| Bhavik | Devoted; Pious | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Vrishabh |
| Bhavin | Living; Alive | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Vrishabh |
| Bhavini | Emotional; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhavisha | Future | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhavya | Grand; Splendid | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Telugu | Vrishabh |
| Bhim | Mighty; The strong Pandava hero | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhola | Innocent; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Vrishabh |
| Bhoomi | Earth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhoomika | Earth; A role | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Vrishabh |
| Bhumi | Earth | 👧 Girl | Gujarati | Vrishabh |
| Bhumika | Earth; Role | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhupen | King of the earth | 👦 Boy | Assamese | Vrishabh |
| Bhupendra | King of the earth | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Vrishabh |
| Bhupinder | King of the earth | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Vrishabh |