Popular and traditional Sri Lankan girl names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Sri Lanka. 112 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | 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 |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sophia | Wisdom (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek, Portuguese |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ayesha | Living; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu, Bengali |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Farah | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Hina | Henna; The Polynesian goddess of the moon | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Tahitian |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zahra | Radiant; Flower | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Azerbaijani |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aadhira | Moon; Star (Ardra) | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Abirami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Anoma | The river crossed by Prince Siddhartha; Unequalled | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Anula | The first Buddhist nun of Sri Lanka (Queen Anula) | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Aruvi | Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Asma | Excellent; Lofty; Exalted | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Bhavani | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Chandrika | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Deepika | Little lamp | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu, Sinhala |
| Deepthi | Brightness | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Gayathri | A sacred Vedic hymn | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Harshani | Joyful | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Hasini | Smiling; Happy; Joyful | 👧 Girl | Telugu, Sinhala |
| Iniya | Sweet | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Irene | Peace (Greek) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Greek |
| Ishara | Sign; Gesture | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Jayani | Victorious | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Kalaivani | Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kalpana | Imagination | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Kamakshi | Goddess with loving eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Kanchana | Gold | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Kanimozhi | Sweet words | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kanmani | Apple of the eye | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Karuna | Compassion | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Kaushalya | Skilful; Mother of Lord Rama | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Kavitha | Poem | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Khema | Safety; A chief nun disciple of the Buddha | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Kumari | Princess; Maiden | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Madhavi | Spring flower; Goddess Lakshmi; Sweet | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Madhumitha | Sweet friend | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malini | Garland-maker; Fragrant | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Manel | Blue water lily, the national flower of Sri Lanka | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Meenakshi | Fish-eyed; Goddess Parvati; The goddess of Madurai | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Menaka | A celestial nymph | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Metta | Loving-kindness | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Mudita | Sympathetic joy | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Nadia | Hope; Tender; Delicate; Dew | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nanda | Son; Joy; Delight | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Pali |
| Nayana | Eyes | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Nila | Moon; Blue | 👧 Girl | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Nilmini | Blue gem; Sapphire | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Nirmala | Pure; Spotless | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Oviya | Artist; Painting | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Padmini | Lotus; The queen of Chittor | 👧 Girl | Rajasthani, Sinhala |
| Panna | Wisdom | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Parveen | The Pleiades star cluster (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bengali |
| Pavithra | Pure; Holy | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Piyumi | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Ramani | Beautiful woman | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Rasika | Connoisseur; One who appreciates; One with fine taste | 👧 Girl | Marathi, Sinhala |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Revathi | A nakshatra; Wealthy; Wealth | 👧 Girl | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Sanjeewani | Life-giving | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Saranya | Surrendered; Protector | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Selvi | Lady; Daughter | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Shashikala | Phase of the moon | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Sitara | Star | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Sivakami | Parvati, beloved of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Sujata | Well-born; The woman who fed the Buddha | 👧 Girl | Pali, Sanskrit |
| Sumana | Good-minded; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Sumudu | Soft; Gentle | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Thendral | Gentle southern breeze | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thenmozhi | Sweet language | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Upeksha | Equanimity (a Buddhist virtue) | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Valli | Wife of Lord Murugan; Creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Visakha | The Buddha's chief female lay disciple | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Wathsala | Affectionate; Loving | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Yamuna | The sacred river Yamuna | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Yashodhara | Bearer of glory; Wife of the Buddha; Wife of Prince Siddhartha | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Yazhini | Melodious; One who plays the yazh | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Anbarasi | Queen of love | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Elakiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ezhilarasi | Queen of beauty | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Ilakkiya | Literature | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayal | Fish; Beautiful eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kayalvizhi | Fish-shaped eyes | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Kokila | Cuckoo | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Malarvizhi | Eyes like flowers | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mathi | Wisdom; Moon | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Mukilini | Cloud | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Nilavu | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Pajapati | The Buddha's foster mother, the first Buddhist nun | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Sanghamitta | Daughter of Emperor Ashoka, who brought the Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Sepalika | Night-flowering jasmine | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Sivagami | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Thamarai | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Tamil |