Popular and traditional Singaporean names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Singapore. 345 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary | Spear | 👦 Boy | English |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Haikal | Temple; Strong build | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hakim | Wise; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Harvey | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | English |
| 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 |
| Iman | Faith | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Indera | Indra, king of the gods | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Irene | Peace (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Jane | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Janet | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Janice | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jeff | God's peace (Jeffrey) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeffrey | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jenny | White wave; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jeremy | God will exalt | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jerry | Spear ruler (Gerald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jia | Good; Beautiful (佳) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jian | Healthy; Strong (健) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jimmy | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joanne | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Joe | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joey | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Johnny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joyce | Lord; Joyful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Judy | Praised (Judith); Mount Judi (where Noah's ark rested) | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| June | Born in June | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ka-ho | Pride of the family (家豪, Cantonese) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Ka-yan | Good and joyful (嘉欣, Cantonese) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Kai | Triumphant; Victorious (凯) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kasih | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Keat | Outstanding (杰, Hokkien form of Jie) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Kenanga | Ylang-ylang flower | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| 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 |
| Lan | Orchid (兰) | 👧 Girl | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Lawrence | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lee | Meadow; Clearing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Letty | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lian | Lotus (莲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Lilian | Lily | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Long | Dragon (龙) | 👦 Boy | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mawar | Rose | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| May | Bitter; Beloved (Mary); The month of May | 👧 Girl | English |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Meiling | Beautiful jade sound (美玲) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Melur | Jasmine | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Melvin | Gentle chief; Mill settlement | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mike | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mui | Plum blossom (梅, Cantonese form of Mei) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muthu | Pearl | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Na | Graceful; Elegant (娜) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Nabila | Noble | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Najwa | Confidential talk; Confidante | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nancy | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Nick | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Ning | Peace; Tranquillity (宁) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Palani | Sacred hill (Lord Murugan's abode) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Patti | Noble (Patricia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| 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 |
| Ray | Wise protector (Raymond); King | 👦 Boy | English |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil |
| 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 |
| Sally | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Sam | Heard by God (Samuel); Listener (Samantha) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sandy | Defender of mankind | 👧 Girl | English |
| Saranya | Surrendered; Protector | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selva | Forest | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Selvi | Lady; Daughter | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Serene | Calm; Peaceful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Seri | Radiance; Splendour | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Shirley | Bright meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Shu | Virtuous; Kind (淑) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |