Popular and traditional Singaporean boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Singapore. 156 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Amirul | Prince; Leader (of) | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Bilal | Moisture; The first muezzin of Islam; Water | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| Danish | Knowledge; Wisdom (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Hafiz | Protector; One who has memorised the Quran; Guardian | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hao | Vast; Grand (浩) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Haoran | Vast and upright (浩然) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Hasan | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Haziq | Skilful; Clever | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hussain | Good; Handsome; Grandson of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Irfan | Knowledge; Gratitude | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Jiahao | Pride of the family (家豪) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jie | Outstanding; Heroic (杰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jun | Handsome; Talented (俊) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Junjie | Outstanding talent (俊杰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Karim | Generous; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ming | Bright; Clear (明) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Tariq | Morning star; One who knocks at night; He who knocks at the door | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Usman | Baby bustard; Uthman, the third caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Hausa |
| Wei | Great; Extraordinary (伟) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Yu | Universe; Space (宇) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| An | Peace; Safety (安) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Bo | Broad; Learned (博) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Boon | Literary; Cultured (文, Hokkien form of Wen) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Cheng | Success; Accomplished (成) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Chun-kit | Outstanding talent (俊傑, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Faisal | Decisive; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Feng | Summit; Peak (峰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Haikal | Temple; Strong build | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hakim | Wise; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hock | Good fortune (福, Hokkien form of Fu) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Hoi | Sea (海, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Hong | Grand; Magnificent (宏) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Hua | Splendid; Flower (华) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Hui | Wise; Intelligent (慧) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Indera | Indra, king of the gods | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Jian | Healthy; Strong (健) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ka-ho | Pride of the family (家豪, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Kai | Triumphant; Victorious (凯) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Keat | Outstanding (杰, Hokkien form of Jie) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Kim | Gold (金, Hokkien form of Jin) | 🧒 Unisex | Hokkien, Vietnamese |
| Kit | Outstanding (杰, Cantonese form of Jie) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Long | Dragon (龙) | 👦 Boy | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Peng | Roc, a mythical giant bird (鹏) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Qiang | Strong; Powerful (强) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Qing | Clear; Pure (清) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rui | Wise; Far-sighted (睿) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Syafiq | Compassionate; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Tao | Great waves (涛) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Tian | Sky; Heaven (天) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |