Popular and traditional Nepali names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Nepal. 793 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara | Star | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Tejas | Brilliance; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Tula |
| Tshering | Long life | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Tula |
| 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 |
| Aadit | Peak; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aahan | Dawn; First rays of the sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aakriti | Shape; Form | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aanand | Joy; Bliss | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aanchal | Shelter; The edge of a sari | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarna | Goddess Lakshmi; Wave | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarohi | Ascending musical notes | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aarti | Ritual of light; Worship with light | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Hindi | Mesh |
| Aarya | Noble; Honourable | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aashi | Smile; Blessing | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aashna | Beloved; Devoted | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aastha | Faith; Belief | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abha | Glow; Lustre | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhijeet | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhilasha | Desire; Wish | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhimanyu | Self-respecting; Son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Abhiram | Delightful; Pleasing | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mesh |
| Adarsh | Ideal; Principle | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Adhiraj | King; Ruler | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Agastya | Name of a great sage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ahaan | Dawn; Morning glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aishwarya | Prosperity; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada | Vrishabh |
| Ajeet | Unconquerable; Son of Guru Gobind Singh | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Punjabi | Mesh |
| Ajit | Invincible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akanksha | Desire; Wish | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akhil | Complete; Whole | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akhilesh | Lord of everything | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akshara | Letter; Imperishable | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Akshit | Permanent; Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Alka | Lock of hair; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Alok | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amala | Pure; Clean | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amartya | Immortal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Ambar | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ambika | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amey | Immeasurable | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amrit | Nectar of immortality | 👦 Boy | Punjabi, Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Amrita | Nectar of immortality | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anamika | Ring finger; Nameless | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Assamese | Mesh |
| Ananda | Bliss; The Buddha's devoted disciple; The Buddha's disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali | Mesh |
| Anandi | Joyful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anant | Infinite; Endless; Eternal | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kashmiri | Mesh |
| Anay | A name of Vishnu; Without a superior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aniket | Homeless wanderer; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Mesh |
| Anil | Wind; Air | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Mesh |
| Animesh | Open-eyed; Ever watchful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anish | Supreme; A name of Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anisha | Continuous; Uninterrupted | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ankit | Marked; Conquered | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ankita | Marked; Conquered | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anmol | Priceless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anshul | Radiant; Sunbeam | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Anuj | Younger brother | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | 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 |
| Anvita | One who links; Understanding | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aparna | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mesh |
| Apeksha | Expectation; Hope | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Apurva | Unique; Unprecedented | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Aradhana | Worship; Devotion | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Archana | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arihant | Destroyer of inner enemies; Destroyer of enemies | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arijit | One who has conquered enemies | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arpita | Dedicated; Offered | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Aruna | Dawn; Red | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Arvind | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashok | Without sorrow | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashoka | Without sorrow; The emperor who spread Buddhism | 👦 Boy | Pali | Mesh |
| Ashwin | A Hindu month; The Ashvin twins (divine physicians) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Ashwini | First nakshatra; Mare | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada, Marathi | Mesh |
| Asmita | Pride; Identity | 👧 Girl | Nepali | Mesh |
| Atul | Matchless | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avantika | The ancient city of Ujjain | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Avinash | Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bhoomi | Earth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhumika | Earth; Role | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhushan | Ornament | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bhuvan | The world; Earth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Vrishabh |
| Bibek | Wisdom; Conscience (Nepali form of Vivek) | 👦 Boy | Nepali | Vrishabh |
| Bikash | Development; Progress | 👦 Boy | Nepali | Vrishabh |
| Bindiya | Drop; The dot on the forehead | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Bishal | Huge; Great | 👦 Boy | Nepali | Vrishabh |
| Bodhi | Enlightenment | 👦 Boy | Pali | Vrishabh |
| Chaaya | Shadow; Reflection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chaitali | Born in the month of Chaitra; Born in Chaitra | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali | Mesh |
| Chaitanya | Consciousness; Life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Mesh |
| Chaitra | First month of the Hindu year | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Chandan | Sandalwood | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chandana | Sandalwood; A Jain nun-saint; Chandanbala, the first female disciple of Mahavira | 👧 Girl | Kannada, Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chandni | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chandra | The moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chandresh | Lord of the moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |