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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udhayan | Rising sun | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Umar | Long-lived; The second caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Kashmiri |
| Upali | A chief disciple of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Upul | Blue water lily | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Uttama | Supreme; Highest | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Vasanth | Spring | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Velan | Lord Murugan (holder of the vel spear) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vetri | Victory | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vijaya | Victory; The legendary first king of Sri Lanka | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Vijayan | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Vimukthi | Liberation | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Wasantha | Spring season | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Wimal | Pure; Spotless | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Yahya | John; God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Yogeswaran | Lord of yoga (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Yuvan | Young; Youthful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Gamini | Leader; King Dutugemunu (Duttha Gamani) | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| 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 |
| Kalai | Art | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kalaiarasan | King of arts | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Kamban | The Tamil poet who wrote the Ramayana | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| 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 |
| Parakrama | Valour; King Parakramabahu the Great | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Pathmanathan | Lord of the lotus (Vishnu) | 👦 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 |