Popular and traditional Malaysian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Malaysia. 320 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kai | Triumphant; Victorious (凯) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Kamarul | Moon of | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Keat | Outstanding (杰, Hokkien form of Jie) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Kent | Coastal land; The county of Kent | 👦 Boy | English |
| Khairul | Goodness of | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Kim | Gold (金, Hokkien form of Jin) | 🧒 Unisex | Hokkien, Vietnamese |
| King | King | 👦 Boy | English |
| Kit | Outstanding (杰, Cantonese form of Jie) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Lawrence | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lee | Meadow; Clearing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Long | Dragon (龙) | 👦 Boy | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Lukman | Luqman the Wise | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mahadi | The rightly guided one (Mahdi) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Matt | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mazlan | Safe; Protected | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Melvin | Gentle chief; Mill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mike | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Muhamad | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muthu | Pearl | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nazri | Vision; Sight | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Nelson | Son of Neil; Champion | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nick | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Norman | Northman | 👦 Boy | English |
| Peng | Roc, a mythical giant bird (鹏) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Prince | Prince | 👦 Boy | English |
| Putera | Prince | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Qiang | Strong; Powerful (强) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Qing | Clear; Pure (清) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rahmat | Mercy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ramli | Sandy | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Randy | Shield wolf (Randall) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ray | Wise protector (Raymond); King | 👦 Boy | English |
| Razali | Content; Satisfied | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Richard | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ricky | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ridzuan | Contentment; Pleasure (Ridwan) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Robert | Bright fame | 👦 Boy | English |
| Robin | Bright fame; Robin bird | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Roger | Famous spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Roslan | Lion (Ruslan) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Rosli | Rose | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Rudy | Famous wolf (Rudolph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Rui | Wise; Far-sighted (睿) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sam | Heard by God (Samuel); Listener (Samantha) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selva | Forest | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Shahril | King | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Shahrul | King | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Siva | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sky | Sky | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Stanley | Stone clearing | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Steve | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Suhaimi | Canopus (bright star) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Syafiq | Compassionate; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Syazwan | Fragrant; Pleasant | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Tao | Great waves (涛) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Taufik | Success granted by God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Terry | Ruler of the people (Terence) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Tian | Sky; Heaven (天) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Tommy | Twin (Thomas) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Tuah | Luck; Fortune; The legendary warrior Hang Tuah | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Udhayan | Rising sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Umar | Long-lived; The second caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Kashmiri |
| Vasanth | Spring | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Velan | Lord Murugan (holder of the vel spear) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vetri | Victory | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vijayan | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Wai | Great (伟, Cantonese form of Wei) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Wee | Great (伟, Hokkien form of Wei) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Wen | Culture; Literary (文) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Wilson | Son of William | 👦 Boy | English |
| Wing | Eternal (永); Glory (榮) | 🧒 Unisex | Cantonese |
| Xin | Joyful; Happy (欣) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Yahya | John; God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Yi | Resolute; Firm (毅) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Yong | Brave; Courageous (勇) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Yusof | God will add (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Yusri | Ease; Prosperity | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Zack | Remembered by God (Zachary) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Zaidi | Increase; Growth | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Zainal | Ornament of the devout (Zain al-Abidin) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Zamri | Song; Hymn | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Zhi | Ambition; Will (志) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Zhiwei | Great ambition (志伟) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Zia | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Zulkifli | Dhul-Kifl (a prophet) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Abu Bakar | Abu Bakr, the first caliph | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Aizat | Honour; Glory | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Arifin | The knowing ones | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Arivu | Wisdom; Knowledge | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Arulmozhi | Gracious words; Raja Raja Chola's name | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Awang | Young man; A Malay title for boys | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Azhari | Of al-Azhar; Radiant | 👦 Boy | Malay, Arabic |
| Chandran | Moon | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Cheran | A Tamil dynasty (the Cheras) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Chezhiyan | A Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Daud | Beloved (David) | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Elango | Young prince; Author of Silappatikaram | 👦 Boy | Tamil |