Popular and traditional Nepali girl names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Nepal. 284 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashvi | Shining; Bright | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew | Simha |
| Navya | New; Young; Worth praising | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu | Vrishchik |
| Pihu | Sweet sound of a bird | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Sakshi | Witness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Shanaya | Eminent; First ray of the sun | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Siya | Sita | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Tshering | Long life | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Tula |
| Aakriti | Shape; Form | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aanchal | Shelter; The edge of a sari | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarti | Ritual of light; Worship with light | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mesh |
| Aashna | Beloved; Devoted | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aastha | Faith; Belief | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abha | Glow; Lustre | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhilasha | Desire; Wish | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akanksha | Desire; Wish | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Alka | Lock of hair; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amala | Pure; Clean | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ambika | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anamika | Ring finger; Nameless | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Assamese | Mesh |
| Anandi | Joyful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anisha | Continuous; Uninterrupted | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anupama | Incomparable | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anuradha | A star (nakshatra); Radiant | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anvita | One who links; Understanding | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Apeksha | Expectation; Hope | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aradhana | Worship; Devotion | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aruna | Dawn; Red | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashwini | First nakshatra; Mare | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi | Mesh |
| Asmita | Pride; Identity | 👧 Girl | Nepali | Mesh |
| Avantika | The ancient city of Ujjain | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Bhagyashree | Goddess of fortune | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhairavi | Goddess Durga; A morning raga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhakti | Devotion | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bharati | India; Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhavini | Emotional; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhavisha | Future | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhumika | Earth; Role | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bindiya | Drop; The dot on the forehead | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Chaaya | Shadow; Reflection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chaitali | Born in the month of Chaitra; Born in Chaitra | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Chaitra | First month of the Hindu year | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Chandana | Sandalwood; A Jain nun-saint; Chandanbala, the first female disciple of Mahavira | 👧 Girl | Kannada, Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chandni | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chandrika | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Meen |
| Charu | Beautiful; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chetna | Consciousness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Chimi | Immortal | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Meen |
| Chinmayi | Blissful; Full of knowledge | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chitra | Picture; A nakshatra | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Choden | Devout; Religious | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Mesh |
| Daksha | Earth; Skilled | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Darshana | Vision; Seeing | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Darshini | Blessed vision | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Dechen | Great bliss | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Meen |
| Deki | Peace; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Meen |
| Devanshi | Divine; Part of the gods | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Devyani | Daughter of sage Shukracharya | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dhanashree | Goddess Lakshmi; A raga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhanvi | Wealthy; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhara | Earth; Flow | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Dhanu |
| Diksha | Initiation | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Disha | Direction | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dolma | Tara (the female Buddha); Saviour | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Meen |
| Drishti | Sight; Vision | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Ekanshi | Part of the One (God) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ekta | Unity | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Eshana | Desire; Search | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Gaatha | Story; Song | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Ganga | The holy river Ganges | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gargi | An ancient woman philosopher | 👧 Girl | Marathi, Sanskrit | Makar |
| Garima | Dignity; Grace | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Geeta | The Bhagavad Gita; Song | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Geetika | Little song | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gitanjali | An offering of songs | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gunjan | Humming of bees | 🧒 Unisex | Hindi, Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Hamsa | Swan | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Hansika | Swan | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Harini | Deer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Harshita | Joyful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Hema | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hemangi | Golden body | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Himani | Snow; Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Ila | Earth; Daughter of Manu | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Indira | Goddess Lakshmi; Beauty | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Indu | The moon | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ishana | Wealthy; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ishika | Paintbrush; Sacred | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Jagrati | Awakening | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jagriti | Awakening | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jahanvi | The river Ganga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Janaki | Sita, daughter of King Janaka of Mithila | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Maithili | Makar |
| Janani | Mother | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Janvi | The river Ganga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jayanti | Victorious; Anniversary | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jeevika | Water; Source of life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Juhi | Jasmine | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jyotsna | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Kajal | Kohl (eyeliner) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil | Mithun |
| Kalyani | Auspicious; Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kamini | Beautiful woman | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanak | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanchan | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kanika | Small particle; Atom | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karishma | Miracle | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Karma | Action; Deed | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Mithun |
| Kashish | Attraction | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kaveri | A sacred river of South India | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Ketki | A fragrant flower | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kirti | Fame; Glory | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kritika | A nakshatra (the Pleiades) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kshama | Forgiveness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kshitija | Horizon | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kumud | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Laboni | Graceful; Beautiful (Bengali) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lalita | Graceful; A form of Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lata | Vine; Creeper | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Lavisha | Rich in grace | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |