Popular and traditional Singaporean names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Singapore. 345 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Siew | Elegant (秀, Hokkien and Cantonese form of Xiu) | 👧 Girl | Cantonese |
| Siva | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sky | Sky | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Stephanie | Crown | 👧 Girl | English |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Suria | Sun | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Susan | Lily | 👧 Girl | English |
| Syafiq | Compassionate; Kind | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Syafiqah | Compassionate; Kind | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Tao | Great waves (涛) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Terence | Tender; Gracious | 👦 Boy | English |
| Thendral | Gentle southern breeze | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Tian | Sky; Heaven (天) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Tina | Little one; Follower of Christ (Christina) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ting | Graceful; Slim (婷) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Trish | Noble (Patricia) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Tuah | Luck; Fortune; The legendary warrior Hang Tuah | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Udhayan | Rising sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Umar | Long-lived; The second caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Kashmiri |
| Valli | Wife of Lord Murugan; Creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Vanessa | Butterfly | 👧 Girl | English |
| 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 |
| Vivian | Alive; Lively | 👧 Girl | English |
| Wai | Great (伟, Cantonese form of Wei) | 👦 Boy | Cantonese |
| Wee | Great (伟, Hokkien form of Wei) | 👦 Boy | Hokkien |
| Wen | Culture; Literary (文) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Wendy | Friend; Fair | 👧 Girl | English |
| Wilson | Son of William | 👦 Boy | English |
| Wing | Eternal (永); Glory (榮) | 🧒 Unisex | Cantonese |
| Winnie | Fair; Blessed (Winifred) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Xia | Rosy clouds at dawn (霞) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Xin | Joyful; Happy (欣) | 🧒 Unisex | Chinese |
| Xiu | Elegant; Beautiful (秀) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Xue | Snow (雪) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yahya | John; God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Yan | Swallow (燕) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yazhini | Melodious; One who plays the yazh | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Yi | Resolute; Firm (毅) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Ying | Jade-like lustre (莹) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yong | Brave; Courageous (勇) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Yue | Moon (月) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Zhen | Precious; Treasure (珍) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Zhi | Ambition; Will (志) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Zhiwei | Great ambition (志伟) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Zia | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Zulaikha | Brilliant beauty; The wife of Potiphar | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Anbarasan | King of love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Anbarasi | Queen of love | 👧 Girl | 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 |
| Elakiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Elango | Young prince; Author of Silappatikaram | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ezhilan | Handsome | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ezhilarasi | Queen of beauty | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Gunasekaran | Collector of virtues | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Ilakkiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | 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 |
| Kayal | Fish; Beautiful eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayalvizhi | Fish-shaped eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kokila | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Magizhan | Joyful person | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mahsuri | The legendary heroine of Langkawi | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Maran | A Pandya king; Brave | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mathivanan | One with a moon-like face | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mugilan | Cloud | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Nedumaran | A great Pandya king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nilavan | Moon | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nilavu | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Pandian | Of the Pandya dynasty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Rajendran | King of kings; A Chola emperor | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sembian | A Chola king | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Senthamizh | Pure Tamil | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sivagami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Tamizh | Tamil language | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Thamarai | Lotus | 👧 Girl | 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 |