Popular and traditional Singaporean boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Singapore. 201 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ricky | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | English |
| Robert | Bright fame | 👦 Boy | English |
| Robin | Bright fame; Robin bird | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Roger | Famous spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Rosli | Rose | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Rui | Wise; Far-sighted (睿) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Sakthi | Power; Strength | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Syafiq | Compassionate; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Tao | Great waves (涛) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Terence | Tender; Gracious | 👦 Boy | English |
| 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 |
| Vinoth | Pleasure; Happiness | 👦 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 |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Zhi | Ambition; Will (志) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Zhiwei | Great ambition (志伟) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Zia | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| 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 |
| Cheran | A Tamil dynasty (the Cheras) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Chezhiyan | A Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Elango | Young prince; Author of Silappatikaram | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ezhilan | Handsome | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Gunasekaran | Collector of virtues | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ilamaran | Young warrior | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ilango | Young prince | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ilavarasan | Young king; Prince | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Inian | Sweet person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Jebat | The legendary Malay warrior Hang Jebat | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Kalai | Art | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kalaiarasan | King of arts | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kamban | The Tamil poet who wrote the Ramayana | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kasturi | Musk; The legendary warrior Hang Kasturi | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mugilan | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nedumaran | A great Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nilavan | Moon | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Pandian | Of the Pandya dynasty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Rajendran | King of kings; A Chola emperor | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sembian | A Chola king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Senthamizh | Pure Tamil | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Tamizh | Tamil language | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Thamizhselvan | Treasure of Tamil | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Thirumalai | Sacred hill (Tirumala) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vetrivel | Victorious spear (Lord Murugan) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Yazhan | One who plays the yazh (an ancient harp) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |