Popular and traditional Sri Lankan names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Sri Lanka. 279 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Sophia | Wisdom (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek, Portuguese |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Bilal | Moisture; The first muezzin of Islam; Water | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Farah | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hasan | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hina | Henna; The Polynesian goddess of the moon | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Tahitian |
| Hussain | Good; Handsome; Grandson of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Karim | Generous; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Naveen | New; Fresh; Modern | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada |
| Rashid | Rightly guided | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| 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 |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ajith | Invincible | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Ananda | Bliss; The Buddha's devoted disciple; The Buddha's disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Anbu | Love | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Anil | Wind; Air | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Anoma | The river crossed by Prince Siddhartha; Unequalled | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Anthony | Priceless; Flourishing; From a Roman family name; St Anthony | 👦 Boy | Portuguese, Latin |
| Anula | The first Buddhist nun of Sri Lanka (Queen Anula) | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Anuruddha | The Buddha's cousin and disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Asanka | Free of doubt; Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Ashoka | Without sorrow; The emperor who spread Buddhism | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Bandara | Noble; A Kandyan title | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Bodhi | Enlightenment | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Buddhika | Wise; Enlightened | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Chandima | Moon | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Chandrika | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Chathura | Clever; Skilful | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Deepika | Little lamp | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu, Sinhala |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Dhammika | Righteous; Follower of the Dhamma | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Dharshana | Vision; Sight | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Dinesh | Lord of the day; The sun | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Ezhil | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Faisal | Decisive; Judge | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Gayathri | A sacred Vedic hymn | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Habib | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Harsha | Joy | 👦 Boy | Telugu, Sinhala |
| Harshani | Joyful | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Hasini | Smiling; Happy; Joyful | 👧 Girl | Telugu, Sinhala |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Irene | Peace (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ishara | Sign; Gesture | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Isuru | Prosperity; Wealth | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Janaka | Father; The wise king Janaka | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Jayani | Victorious | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Jayantha | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kanchana | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Kandasamy | Lord Skanda (Murugan) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kapila | A great sage | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Karuna | Compassion | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Kassapa | A chief disciple of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kaushalya | Skilful; Mother of Lord Rama | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Kavinda | Lord of poets | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Khema | Safety; A chief nun disciple of the Buddha | 👧 Girl | Pali |