Popular and traditional Sri Lankan boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Sri Lanka. 170 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 |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| 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 |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hasan | Good; Handsome | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| 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 |
| Khalid | Eternal; Immortal; Everlasting | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| 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 |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Aadhavan | The sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| 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 |
| Anil | Wind; Air | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Anthony | Priceless; Flourishing; From a Roman family name; St Anthony | 👦 Boy | Portuguese, Latin |
| Anuruddha | The Buddha's cousin and disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Arul | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Asanka | Free of doubt; Fearless | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Ashoka | Without sorrow; The emperor who spread Buddhism | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Bandara | Noble; A Kandyan title | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Bodhi | Enlightenment | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Buddhika | Wise; Enlightened | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Chandima | Moon | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Chathura | Clever; Skilful | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| 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 |
| Habib | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Harsha | Joy | 👦 Boy | Telugu, Sinhala |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Isuru | Prosperity; Wealth | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Janaka | Father; The wise king Janaka | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Jayantha | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Kandasamy | Lord Skanda (Murugan) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kapila | A great sage | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Karthikeyan | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kassapa | A chief disciple of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Kathir | Ray of light | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kavinda | Lord of poets | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Kumara | Prince; Youth | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Kumaran | Lord Murugan; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Lalith | Beautiful; Graceful | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Mahendran | Great Indra | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Mahinda | The monk who brought Buddhism to Sri Lanka | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Mahmood | Praised | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Mangala | Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Masood | Fortunate; Lucky | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Murugan | Lord Murugan; Beautiful one | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nalin | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Nanda | Son; Joy; Delight | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Pali |
| Nandana | Delight; The garden of the gods | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Nasir | Helper; Victorious | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nimal | Pure; Spotless | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Nirmalan | Pure; Spotless | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Nishantha | Dawn; End of night | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Nuwan | Eyes (poetic Sinhala) | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Panna | Wisdom | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Pradeep | Light; Lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Prasanna | Cheerful; Pleased | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Priyantha | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Rahim | Merciful | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Rahula | The Buddha's son | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Ranjith | Pleased; Delighted | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Rohana | The ancient southern kingdom of Ruhuna; Ascending | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Ruwan | Gem; Jewel | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Sakthivel | Lord Murugan's powerful spear | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Saman | The guardian god of Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Sampath | Wealth; Prosperity | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Sanath | Eternal; One of the four sons of Brahma | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Sarath | Autumn | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Saravanan | Lord Murugan (born in the Saravana pond) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Sariputta | The Buddha's chief disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Selvam | Wealth | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Senthil | Lord Murugan | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Shams | Sun | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Siddhartha | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha's birth name | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Sivakumar | Son of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Sumana | Good-minded; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Sumith | Good friend | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Sunil | Dark blue; Sapphire | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Tharaka | Star | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Thilak | Auspicious mark on the forehead | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Thiru | Sacred; Respected | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Udaya | Rising; Dawn | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |