Herein provided is a listing of Popular Indian boy names along with their meanings. Choose one that you think would best describe your newborn baby boy.
Popular Indian Baby Boy Names |
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| Aadarsh | One who has principles; Ideal |
| Aadesh; Adesh | Message; Order; Command |
| Aadhishankar | Sri Shankaracharya; Founder of Adwaitha Philosophy |
| Aadi | Important; First |
| Aadil; Adil | Justice; Sincere |
| Aadit | Peak |
| Aaditya | Sun |
| Aafreen | Encouragement |
| Aaftab; Aftab | The sun |
| Aakash | The sky; Vast like the sky |
| Aalap | Musical composition; Prelude to a raga |
| Aalee | Sublime; High |
| Aamir | Populous; Full; Prosperous |
| Aarif | Acquainted; Knowledgable |
| Aarpit; Arpit | To donate |
| Aashif | Bold; Courageous |
| Aashish; Ashish; Asheesh | Blessing |
| Aasif | An able minister |
| Aasim | Protector |
| Aatif | Kind Affectionate |
| Aatish | Explosive; A dynamic person; Fireworks; Name of Lord Ganesha |
| Aatma; Atma | Soul; Light of the lord |
| Aatma; Atmaram | Soul; Spirit |
| Aazim | Determined |
| Abbas | Description of a Lion |
| Abdul | Knowledge; Servant (of Allah) |
| Abdul Ali; Ali Mohammed | Servant of God |
| Abdul Aziz | Servant of the powerful; Servant of the beloved one |
| Abdul Gani; Abdul Ghani | Servant of the Self-Sufficient; Servant of the generous one |
| Abdul Rahaman; Abdul Rahman | Servant of the Beneficent |
| Abdul Raheem | Servant of the merciful; Servant of the Compassionate one |
| Abdul Wahid | Servant of the unique one |
| Abdullah | Servant of God |
| Abhaijeet | Victory over fear |
| Abhay | Fearless |
| Abhijay | Victorious |
| Abhijeet | Victorious; One who has been/has conquered |
| Abhijit | Victorious |
| Abhimanya | The son of Arjun in Mahabharat |
| Abhimanyu | Son of Arjun |
| Abhinandan; Abhinandana | Greetings; Felicitous; Welcoming |
| Abhinav | An act; Quite New; Brand New |
| Abhinay | Expression |
| Abhishek | Ritual; An auspicious bath for a deity |
| Abhoy | Fearless |
| Abimanyu | The son of Arjuna |
| Abraham | Exalted Father |
| Abul-Hassan | The Son of Ali |
| Adarsh | Ideal |
| Adit | First Born; From the beginning |
| Adithya | Sun God; Son of Adithi |
| Aditiya | Sun |
| Aditya | The sun |
| Adityavardhana | Augmented by glory |
| Adnan | Proper Name; Lion; Bravery; Old Arabic name; Ancestor of North Arabia |
| Aftab; Aftaab | The sun |
| Afzal | Best; Most Excellent |
| Ahlam | Witty |
| Ahmad | Commendable; Praiseworthy; Most highly adored |
| Ajaipal | One whose caretaker is the Lord |
| Ajay | Unconquered; Invincible |
| Ajit; Ajeet | Victorious; Invincible; Unconquerable |
| Ajitabh; Ajitaabh | Victor; One who has conquered the sky; Whose lustre can't be diminished; The sun |
| Akash; Aakaash | Sky |
| Akbar | Powerful; Great |
| Akhil | Complete; Entire; Earth; World |
| Akhilesh | Lord & Master; Lord of the universe; Indestructible; Immortal |
| Akhtar | A Star; Good man |
| Akram; Akaram | Most Generous; Excellent |
| Akshay | Immortal; Everlasting; Indestructible |
| Akshayakumaar; Akshay Kumar | Indestructible Prince |
| Albert | Noble; Bright |
| Alexander | Great Protector |
| Ali | God; Excellent; Noble; Sublime |
| Alok Nath | Variant of 'Alok' |
| Alok; Aalok | Brightness; Light; Cry of victory; A man with lovely hair |
| Altaf | Kindness |
| Amaan | Peace; The most lovelable |
| Amaanat | Treasure |
| Aman | Peace; The one who is peaceful |
| Amandeep | The lamp of peace |
| Amar | Immortal; Everlasting |
| Amaranaath; Amarnath | Immortal God; Lord Shiva |
| Amarinder | Blessed by god for immortality |
| Amarjeet | Forever Victorious |
| Amarpreet | Immortal love of god |
| Ambarish | Lord Shiva; Vishnu; The King of the sky |
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| Ambika | Goddess Parvati |
| Ameer | Commander; Prince; Khalifah |
| Amir | Rich; Prosperous; Populous |
| Amit | Limitless; Endless |
| Amitabh; Amitaabh | Unlimited; One with boundless splendour; Boundless lustre |
| Amitabha | Unlimited; One with boundless splendour |
| Amjad | More Glorious |
| Amol | Priceless |
| Amrik | Nectar |
| Amrinder | Variant of 'Amarinder' |
| Amrish | Lord Indra |
| Amrit | Nector |
| Amzad | More Glorious |
| Anand; Aanand | Joy; Bliss |
| Ananda | Happiness |
| Andrew | Manly; Valiant |
| Anik | Soldier |
| Anil | Wind |
| Aniq | Elegant |
| Aniruddh; Aniruddha | Which can't be restricted |
| Ankit | The chosen one |
| Ankur | New Life |
| Ankush | Restraint |
| Anmol | Priceless |
| Anoop | Incomparable |
| Anthony | Priceless |
| Anuj | Younger Brother |
| Anup | Incomparable |
| Anupam | Incomparable |
| Anurag; Anuraag | Love |
| Anwar | Rays of Light |
| Apoorva | Exquisite |
| Apurba | Very good |
| Apurva; Apoorva | Very good; Unique |
| Aravind; Arvind | Lotus |
| Aref; Arif | Knowing; Knowledgeable |
| Arjun | Son of lord Indra; One of the Pandava brothers |
| Arman | Desire; Wish |
| Arshad | Pious; Devout; Religious |
| Arun | Sun; The dawn |
| Arvind | Lotus |
| Ashish | Blessing |
| Ashok | Without sadness |
| Ashraf; Asraf | Without grief |
| Ashutosh; Aashutosh | One who fulfills wishes instantly |
| Ashwani | Son of Lord Sun |
| Asim | Defender |
| Asis | Blessing |
| Asish | Blessing |
| Asit | Not white |
| Aslam | Greeting |
| Asok | Without Sadness |
| Asotosa; Aashutosh | One who fulfills wishes instantly |
| Austin | Helpful |
| Avatar | Incarnation |
| Avinash | Indestructible |
| Azad | Free; Independence |
| Azhar | Famous |
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| Baalaaji; Balaji | Lord Vishnu |
| Baalaraju; Balaraj; Balraj | Strong |
| Baanke Bihaari; Baanke Bihari | Another name of Krishna |
| Baba | Sweet Baby; Born on Thursday |
| Babu | A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; a Hindu title answering to Mr. |
| Badal; Baadal | Clouds; Monsoon |
| Badri | Lord Vishnu |
| Badrinath | Lord Vishnu |
| Badshah | King |
| Bahador; Bahadur | Honorable; Brave |
| Bahadur | One who is brave and courageous |
| Bajrang | Lord Hanuman's name |
| Balachander | Young Moon |
| Balachandra | Young Moon; Crescent moon |
| Balaji | Hindu God 'Vishnu'; God Venkatan |
| Balakrishna | Young Krishna; Childhood of Krishna |
| Balaraam | The elder brother of Lord Krishna |
| Balbir | Strong; Couragious |
| Balchandra | Young Moon |
| Baldev; Baldeb | Godlike in power; Another Name of Balram |
| Balgopal | The Hindu God Krishna as a baby; Baby Krishna |
| Bali | Powerful; Brave; Elder Brother of Sugriva in Ramayan |
| Baljeet; Baljit | Mighty Victorious |
| Balkishan; Baalkrishan | Young Krishna; Lord Krishna in his childhood |
| Balraj | Elder brother of Sri Krishna; Strong; Mighty King |
| Balram; Balaram | The elder brother of Lord Krishna |
| Balveer; Balvir | Powerful and brave |
| Balvinder; Balvindra | Strong |
| Balvir | Strong Soldier |
| Balwant; Balvant; Balavant | Powerful; Strong; Full of might |
| Balwinder | Powerful king |
| Banshi; Bansi | Flute |
| Bansi | Flute |
| Bansidhar; Banshidhar | Lord Krishna |
| Bansilal; Banshilal | Lord Krishna |
| Benoy | Polite |
| Barun | Lord of the Sea |
| Basant | Spring Season |
| Bhaarat | India |
| Bhaaskar; Bhaskar | The sun |
| Bhagat | Devotee of God |
| Bhagavaan; Bhagavaana; Bhagvan; Bhagvaan | Of good furtune; The lord; God |
| Bhagavaandaas | Servant of the god |
| Bhagavateeprasaad | Lucky; Relevant to Goddess Durga |
| Bhageeratha; Bhagirath | One who brought Ganga on earth; Name of an ancient king |
| Bhagwan | God; Ishwar |
| Bhagwant | One whose heart is full of loving devotion; Fortunate; Lucky |
| Bhairav | Lord of terror; God Shankar; Lord Shiva |
| Bhajan | One who is absorbed in God's Love; Adoration |
| Bhanu | The sun |
| Bhanuprasad | Gift of the sun |
| Bharadwaj; Bhardwaj | A sage; A mythical bird; Skylark; Strong & fast |
| Bharat | Being maintained; The name of the Hindu God of fire |
| Bhashkar | The sun |
| Bhaskor | Sun |
| Bhavani | Goddess Durga |
| Bhima | The mighty one |
| Bhola | Innocent; Polite |
| Bholanath | Lord Shiva |
| Bhudeb | Lord of the earth |
| Bhudev; Bhudeva | Lord of the earth; Lord Shiva |
| Bhupen | King |
| Bhupendra; Bhoopendra; Bhupinder | King of Kings; Emperor; King of the earth |
| Bhupinder Pal | Preserved by God |
| Bhushan; Bhooshan | Ornament; Lord vishnu |
| Bhuvan; Bhuban | World |
| Bihari | Krishna |
| Biharilal | Child Krishna |
| Bijoy | Victory |
| Biju | Jewel |
| Bimal | Pure |
| Binod | Happiness; Joy; Variant of 'Vinod' |
| Bipin | Forest |
| Birbal | Brave Heart; A courtier in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar |
| Biren | Lord of Warriors |
| Birendra; Virendra | King of Warriors |
| Birendramohan | King of Warriors who attracts; Krishna |
| Bishnu | Lord Vishnu |
| Bishwa | The whole world |
| Bishwanath; Vishwanath | Lord of the world |
| Biswajeet; Vishwajeet; Vishwajit | Winner of the world; Victory on the world |
| Bobby | Short form of Robert - Bright Fame |
| Braj; Brij; Brij Mohan | Place of Lord Krishna; Lord Krishna |
| Brajamohan; Brajmohan; Brijamohan; Brijmohan | Name of Lord Krishna |
| Brajesh; Brijesh; Birjesh | Lord of Braj Land |
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| Carroll | Champion |
| Chaitanya | Famous Sage |
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| Chaman | Flowering Garden |
| Chamanlal | Garden |
| Champak | A Flower |
| Chanakya; Chaanakya | Name of Kautilya - the great scholar; Bright |
| Chandan | Of the Sandalwood tree; Scented Wood; Sandalwood |
| Chander | Moon |
| Chandra | A shining moon |
| Chandrabhan | The moon; Lustrous as moon |
| Chandragupt | Name of an ancient king |
| Chandrakishore | The moon |
| Chandramohan | Attractive like the moon |
| Chandran | Moon |
| Chandraprakash; Chandraprakaash | One who has moon as a crest; Light of the moon; Relevant to Lord Shiva |
| Chandrashekhar; Chandrashekar | Lord Shiva |
| Chandresh | Lord Shiva; King of the moon |
| Chandu | Moon |
| Chanky | Healthy; Strong |
| Charan | Feet; A humble person; God's feet |
| Charles | Manly |
| Charlie | Cutest boy |
| Chetan; Chaten; Chaitan | Perceptive; Consciousness; Life; Excellent Intelligence |
| Chintu; Chintoo | Sun |
| Chiradeep | Eternal Lamp |
| Chirag | Lamp; Deepak |
| Chiranjeev; Chiranjeeve | Lord Vishnu; Immortal |
| Chiranjeevi | Immortal; Lord Vishnu |
| Chiranjiv | Immortal; Longlived |
| Chirayu | Of Long life |
| Chitranjan | Inner Joy; Happiness from the heart; one who has joyful heart |
| Chitresh | As beautiful as moon; Lord of the heart |
| Chittaranjan | one who has joyful heart; Inner joy; Joyful |
| Chunkey | Strong; Healthy |
| Chunky | Strong; Healthy |
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| Daamodar | Krishna |
| Daler | Brave |
| Dalip | King |
| Damodara | Tied with a rope around the belly; Krishna |
| Dara | Lord; God |
| Darshan | To perceive; Vision |
| Das | Servant |
| David | Beloved |
| Daya | Kindness |
| Dayal; Dayaal | Kind and merciful; Kind hearted |
| Deb | Divinity |
| Debabrata | Name of Bhismha |
| Debashish; Debashis | Pleased by gods; Benediction of god; Blessing of god |
| Debendra | Sky God |
| Deenanath; Dinanath | Protector of poor; Lord of the poor |
| Deendayal; Deenadayaal; Dindayal | Friend of poor; Humble and merciful |
| Deep Chand | A shining lamp |
| Deepak | Lamp; Light |
| Deepankar; Dipankar | One who lights lamps |
| Deependu | Bright Moon |
| Depen | Master of Deepaks |
| Dev Kumar; Devakumar | Son of God |
| Dev; Deb | Divinity; God |
| Devadas; Devdas | Follower of God; A famous Bengali Novel |
| Devanand | Divine joy; Joy of god |
| Deveedaas; Devidaas; Devidas | Servant of the god |
| Deveesh | Supreme God |
| Deven | Like a God |
| Devendar; Devendra; Devindar | King of gods; Lord Indra |
| Devendra | King of Gods; Lord Indra |
| Devendranath | Lord of the king of gods |
| Devi | Breton: The beloved, the adored one Sanskrit: Godlike, a goddess |
| Devilaal; Devilal | Son of goddess |
| Devinder; Devendra | King of Gods; Lord Indra |
| Deviprasad; Deveeprasad | Blessing of the goddess |
| Devraj; Devraaj | Lord lndra; King of Devas; King of gods |
| Devvrat | Bhishma |
| Dhananjay | Name of Arjun; One who wins wealth |
| Dhanraj | Lord Kuber |
| Dharam | The righteous and religious person |
| Dharampal; Dharmpal | The supporter of righteousness |
| Dharamveer; Dharambir | Bravely upholding righteousness; Brave in doing ones duty |
| Dharma | Religion; One who believe in religion & justice |
| Dharmanand | One who takes pleasure in his religion |
| Dharmaraaj; Dharmaraj; Dharmraj | King of religion |
| Dharmender; Dharminder; Dharmendra | Lord of dharma & righteousness; Lord of religion |
| Dharmesh | Lord of righteousness; Master of Religion; Lord of religion |
| Dharmeswar | Lord of righteousness |
| Dharmpaal; Dharmpal; Dharampal | Protector of religion |
| Dhir | Wise |
| Dhiraj; Dheeraj | Patience; Consolation |
| Dhiren | Strength; Strong |
| Dhirendra; Dheerendra; Dheerandra | Lord of the brave; Couragious |
| Dhirendro | Lord of courage |
| Dhruv | The polar star; Constant; Faithful |
| Dikshit | One who attain Deeksha |
| Dileep | King of the solar race |
| Dilip | A King |
| Dina Nath | Lord of the poor; Protector |
| Dinesh | The lord of the day; The sun |
| Dipen | Lord of the lamp |
| Dipesh | Lord of light |
| Dipu | Flame; Light; Shinning |
| Divaakar; Divakar; Deevakar | The sun |
| Divesh | Master of Directions |
| Divyanshu | Parts of Dev |
| Divyesh | Full of Divinity |
| Durga | Goddess Durga; Devi |
| Durgesh | Protector of Fort; Lord of forts |
| Durgeswar | Lord of the fort |
| Dushyant | Destroyer of evil |
| Dwarka Nath; Dwarkanath | Lord of the gateway; Lord of Dwaraka |
| Dwarka; Dwarakaa; Dwaraka | Gateway; Capital of Lord Krishna's kingdom |
| Dwijendra | Moon; King of Brahmins |
| Dwijendralal | Beloved King of Brahmins; Beloved moon |
| Dwijendranath | Lord of the moon |
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| Eashwar | God |
| Eekalabya; Ekalavya | A pupil of Dronaachaarya; Student of Guru Dronnachaarya |
| Eesvar; Eashwar | God |
| Ekbal | Dignity |
| Eklavya | Bowman; Student who learned bow by watching |
| Eknath | Shiva |
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| Faisal | Decisive; Sword |
| Faiz | Gain; Victorious |
| Fakaruddin | Pride of religion; Glory of the faith |
| Fakhruddin | Glory of the faith; Pride of religion |
| Fardeen; Fardin | One who has triple strength; First month of the Parsi year when the sun is in Aries |
| Farhad | Happiness; An Iranian musician and singer |
| Farooque; Farokh | Power of discrimination; Fortunate; Variant of 'Farukh' |
| Farrokh | Happy; Fortunate |
| Farukh | Power of discrimination; Fortunate; Happy |
| Fateh | The victorious one; Victory |
| Fazel | Learned; Decisive |
| Ferdows; Firdows | Paradise |
| Feroz | Name of a king; Winner; Successful |
| Firdaus | Paradise |
| Firouz | Victorious; Name of a Sassani King |
| Firoze; Firoz | Gift; Winner; Victorious; Name of a king |
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| Gagan | Sky |
| Gajanand | Lord Ganesh |
| Gajendra | Elephant King |
| Gajendranath | Owner of the Gajendra |
| Gajinder; Gajendra | King of Elephants |
| Ganesh | Lord Ganesha; Son of Lord Shiva and Parvati |
| Ganga; Ganga Ram | The great holy river |
| Gangaadhar; Gangadhar | God Shankar; Lord Shiva |
| Gangaaraam; Gangaram | Variant of 'Ganga' |
| Gangadhar | Lord of River Ganga; God Shankar |
| Gaurav | Honour; Pride; Respect; Glory; Dignity |
| Gaureeshankar; Gaurishankar; Gourishankar | Lord Shiva; Peak of the Himalayas |
| Gautam; Gautama; Goutam | The name of the Buddha |
| Ghanasyaam | Another Name of Lord Krishna |
| Ghanshyam; Ghanashyam | Lord Krishna; Black clouds resembling a beautiful upcoming evening |
| Ghulam Hassan | Variant of Gulam |
| Ghulam Mohammed | Variant of Gulam |
| Ghulam Nabi | Variant of Gulam |
| Ghulam; Gulam | Slave; Servant |
| Girdhari | Lord Krishna |
| Giri | Mountain |
| Giridhar | Another Name of Lord Krishna; Holder of mountain; Variant of 'Giridhari' |
| Giridhari | Another Name of Lord Krishna; The lifter of Govardhan hill |
| Girijapati | Consort of Girija; Lord Shiva |
| Girilal | Lord Shiva; Son of mountain |
| Girish | Lord of Mountains; Shiv; Mahadev |
| Girja; Girija | Variant of Girija; Goddess Parvati |
| Gobardhan | Lord Krishna |
| Gobinda | Lord Krishna |
| Gokul | A village near Mathura; A place where Lord Krishna was brought up |
| Gopal Das | Servant of Lord Krishna; Variant of Gopal |
| Gopal; Gopaal | Lord Krishna; Cowherd; Protector of cows |
| Gopalgobinda | Lord Krishna; Variant of Gopal |
| Gopi; Gopee | A cowherd; Protector of cows |
| Gopichand | A king of ancient India |
| Gopinath | Lord of cowherd |
| Gotum; Gautam | Lord Buddha |
| Gourab | Happy; Pride |
| Gourinandan; Gaurinandan | Son of Durga |
| Gourinath; Gaurinath | Lord Shiva; God Shankar |
| Govardhan | A hill located near the town of Vrindavan; Name of a mountain in Gokul |
| Govind | Another name of Lord Krishna; Cowherd |
| Govinda; Gobinda | A cowherd, one who is good at finding cows; Lord Krishna |
| Govindarajulu | Variant of 'Govinda' |
| Gulam | Slave; Servant |
| Gulsan | A flower garden |
| Gulshan | Garden of flowers |
| Gulwant | Beautiful like flowers |
| Gulzarilal | Name of Lord Krishna |
| Gunjan | Music; Buzzing of a bee |
| Gunwant; Gunvant | Full of virtues; Virtuous |
| Gurcharan | One who takes shelter in Guru's Lotus Feet |
| Gurdas | One who is the slave of the Guru |
| Gurdeep | Lamp of the Guru; Lamp of the teacher; Enlightened by the teacher |
| Gurinder | Lord |
| Gurpreet | Love of Guru Or Guru's Love |
| Guru | Teacher; Master; Priest |
| Guru Dutt | Bestowed by a Guru/Teacher |
| Gurudas | Servant of the Guru |
| Gurudutt | Bestowed by a Guru/Teacher |
| Gurugovind | Teacher of Sikhs |
| Gyan; Gyan Singh; Giaan | Knowledge; One having exalted divine knowledge |
| Gyanchand | Variant of 'Gyan' |
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| Habib-ullah; Habibullah | Beloved of Allah |
| Hameed | Friend |
| Hamid | Praiseworthy; A friend |
| Harbhajan | Lord's devotee; The one who prays of God |
| Harbir; Harbeer | Warrior of God |
| Harcharan; Haricharan | One taking shelter in God's Lotus Feet |
| Hardas; Haridas | Slave of God |
| Hardev | Godly person |
| Hardial; Hardayal; Hardyal | One on whom there is God's Grace |
| Harendra; Harinder | Lord Shiva |
| Hari | God Vishnu; God Narayanan; Lord Krishna; The one belonging to God; He who removes evil |
| Hari Charan | Feet of the God |
| Harihar | Lord Krishna |
| Harinarayan | Lord Vishnu |
| Haripreet | Beloved of God |
| Hariram | Lord Rama |
| Harish | Lord Vishnu |
| Harjeet | God's triumph; Victor |
| Harjot | God's Light |
| Harmeet | God's devotee; Beloved friend |
| Harnam | Love of God's Naam |
| Harnath; Harinath | Variant of 'Hari'; God |
| Harpreet | One who loves God |
| Harsh | Joy; Delight |
| Harsha | Joy |
| Harshad | Happy; One who gives pleasure |
| Harshit | Joyful |
| Hasan | Handsome; Good; Laughter |
| Hassan | Good; Handsome |
| Hemant | One of the six season; Gold |
| Hemchandra | Golden Moon |
| Hemraj | King of Gold |
| Herambwa; Heramba | Lord Ganesh |
| Himanish | Lord Shiva |