Popular and traditional Nepali names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Nepal. 793 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrika | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Meen |
| Charan | Feet (of the divine); Humble; Feet of the Lord | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Telugu | Meen |
| Charu | Beautiful; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chetan | Awareness; Alive | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Chetna | Consciousness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mesh |
| Chhavi | Image; Reflection; Beauty | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Chimi | Immortal | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Meen |
| Chinmayi | Blissful; Full of knowledge | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chirag | Lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chiranjiv | Long-lived | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Chitra | Picture; A nakshatra | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Choden | Devout; Religious | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Mesh |
| Daksha | Earth; Skilled | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Damini | Lightning | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Darsh | Sight; Vision | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Darshana | Vision; Seeing | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Darshini | Blessed vision | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Dawa | Moon; Born on Monday | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Kumbh |
| Dechen | Great bliss | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Meen |
| Deepa | Lamp; Light | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Deepika | Little lamp | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu, Sinhala | Meen |
| Deki | Peace; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Meen |
| Devanshi | Divine; Part of the gods | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Devesh | Lord of the gods | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Devika | Little goddess | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Meen |
| Devyani | Daughter of sage Shukracharya | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dhairya | Patience; Courage | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dhananjay | Winner of wealth; Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhanashree | Goddess Lakshmi; A raga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhanvi | Wealthy; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhara | Earth; Flow | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Dhanu |
| Dharmesh | Lord of righteousness | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhiraj | Patience; Emperor | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhriti | Patience; Courage | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Dhruva | Pole Star; Firm | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Dhanu |
| Diksha | Initiation | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dinesh | Lord of the day; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Meen |
| Dipesh | Lord of light | 👦 Boy | Nepali | Meen |
| Disha | Direction | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Divakar | The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Divyansh | Part of the divine light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Dolma | Tara (the female Buddha); Saviour | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Meen |
| Dorje | Vajra; Thunderbolt; Indestructible | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Meen |
| Drishti | Sight; Vision | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Durga | Invincible; The goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Meen |
| Eeshan | Lord Shiva; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ekalavya | Devoted pupil in the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ekansh | Whole; Complete | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ekanshi | Part of the One (God) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Eklavya | Devoted student of the Mahabharata | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ekta | Unity | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Eshana | Desire; Search | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Eshwar | God; Lord | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Gaatha | Story; Song | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gagan | Sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Ganesh | Lord of the ganas; The elephant-headed god; Lord Ganesha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Makar |
| Ganga | The holy river Ganges | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gargi | An ancient woman philosopher | 👧 Girl | Marathi, Sanskrit | Makar |
| Garima | Dignity; Grace | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gaurang | Fair-complexioned; Chaitanya Mahaprabhu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Gauri | Fair; Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi | Kumbh |
| Gautam | Of the Gotama clan; The Buddha; Bright light | 👦 Boy | Pali, Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Gayatri | A sacred Vedic hymn | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Geeta | The Bhagavad Gita; Song | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Geetika | Little song | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Girish | Lord of the mountains (Shiva); Lord of the mountain | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada | Makar |
| Gitanjali | An offering of songs | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gopal | Protector of cows (Krishna) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Govind | Krishna; Protector of cows | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Gunjan | Humming of bees | 🧒 Unisex | Hindi, Sanskrit | Kumbh |
| Gyan | Knowledge | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Gyeltshen | Victory banner | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Kumbh |
| Hamsa | Swan | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Hansika | Swan | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Hari | Lord Vishnu; Remover of sorrow; Day; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Malayalam | Mithun |
| Harini | Deer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Harish | Lord Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Harshit | Joyful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Harshita | Joyful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Hema | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hemangi | Golden body | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hemant | Early winter season | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hemendra | Lord of gold | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Himani | Snow; Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Himanshu | The moon | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Himesh | Lord of snow (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hiten | Well-wisher | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hitesh | Lord of goodness | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hridaan | Gift of the heart | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Hrithik | From the heart | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kark |
| Ila | Earth; Daughter of Manu | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ilesh | Lord of the earth | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Indira | Goddess Lakshmi; Beauty | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Indra | King of the gods | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Indresh | Lord of Indra | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Indu | The moon | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ishana | Wealthy; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ishant | Lord Vishnu | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Ishika | Paintbrush; Sacred | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Vrishabh |
| Jagdish | Lord of the world | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jagrati | Awakening | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jagriti | Awakening | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jahanvi | The river Ganga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jahnavi | 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 |
| Jatin | One with matted hair (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jayant | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jayanti | Victorious; Anniversary | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jayesh | Lord of victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Makar |
| Jeevan | Life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jeevika | Water; Source of life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jitendra | Conqueror of the senses | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jivan | Life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Juhi | Jasmine | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jyoti | Light; Flame | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jyotsna | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Kailash | Sacred mountain abode of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Mithun |
| Kajal | Kohl (eyeliner) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Mithun |