Hindu Baby Names
364 Hindu names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 364 baby names with a hindu feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Hindu Girl Names
Aishani#6843 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'a name of the goddess Durga/Parvati; she who belongs to Shiva; the northeast diKrishna#6995 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Krishna, 'dark; black; the dark blue one' — the beloved god Krishna (an avatar ofNavee#7048 in the U.S.A spelling echoing Navya/Navi — from Sanskrit, 'new; young; fresh; praiseworthy'; also echoing Shrinika#7091 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shri, 'prosperity, beauty, auspiciousness; the goddess Lakshmi', with a -nika endTanvika#7102 in the U.S.From Sanskrit tanvi, 'delicate; slender; graceful; a slim woman' (with a diminutive ending)Ridhima#7162 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, variously 'full of love' and linked to riddhi, 'prosperity; abundance; success';Arohi#7178 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Arohi, 'ascending; rising' (from aroha, the ascending scale in Indian music);Charvi#7210 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'beautiful; a lovely/charming woman; graceful'Drithi#7222 in the U.S.A spelling of Dhriti — from Sanskrit dhrti, 'courage; steadiness; firmness; patience'Gauri#7251 in the U.S.From Sanskrit gauri, 'fair, bright, golden, radiant' — a name of the goddess ParvatiJanvi#7279 in the U.S.A form of Jahnavi — from Sanskrit, 'daughter of the sage Jahnu'; a name of the river-goddess GaMoksha#7385 in the U.S.From Sanskrit moksha, 'liberation, release; freedom from the cycle of rebirth' (a central spiriVaishnavi#7462 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Vaishnavi — 'belonging to/a devotee of Vishnu; the energy/consort of Vishnu' (a nVarenya#7463 in the U.S.From Sanskrit varenya, 'excellent; worthy of being chosen; superior; most desirable'Keya#7689 in the U.S.From Sanskrit keya, 'a flower' — the fragrant kewra/keya (screwpine) flower of the monsoon; rouMaanvi#7726 in the U.S.From Sanskrit manavi, 'humane, kind-hearted; of humankind' (linked to manava, 'a human being')Nayana#7784 in the U.S.From Sanskrit nayana, 'the eye; the eyes' (and by extension 'beautiful-eyed')Saachi#7831 in the U.S.A spelling of Sachi/Saachi — from Sanskrit, variously 'truth; grace; eloquence' and a name of tVaidehi#7858 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'princess of Videha' — a name of the goddess Sita (daughter of King Janaka of ViAdya#7897 in the U.S.From Sanskrit adya, 'the first, the primordial; unprecedented' — a name of the goddess Adya ShaAmoha#7917 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Amoha, 'free from illusion/delusion; clear-minded' (a-, 'without', + moha, 'iAnand#7923 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Anand(a), 'bliss; joy; happiness'; a classic Indian name that is overwhelmingAnavi#7924 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, variously 'kind; humane; benevolent; one who cares for all'; routes layeredArushi#7938 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Arushi, 'the first rays of the morning sun; the red sky at dawn'; a luminous Ashvi#7939 in the U.S.From Sanskrit — linked to ashvini ('one with horses; the first lunar mansion/star') and a senseDitya#7993 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, variously 'a gift; a bounty' and linked to Diti (a goddess in Hindu tradition); Hrida#8049 in the U.S.From Sanskrit hrid, 'the heart'; 'one with a (good) heart; full of love'Naavya#8204 in the U.S.-aa- spelling of Navya — from Sanskrit navya, 'new, young, fresh; worthy of praise'Nisha#8216 in the U.S.From Sanskrit nisha, 'the night; nighttime'Sanvika#8268 in the U.S.An elaboration of Sanvi — from Sanskrit, 'a goddess; knowledge', a name associated with LakshmiJahnavi#8567 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'daughter of the sage Jahnu' — a name of the river-goddess Ganga (the Ganges); wMaanya#8659 in the U.S.From Sanskrit manya/maanya, 'worthy of honour, respected, esteemed'Megha#8685 in the U.S.From Sanskrit megha, 'a cloud; a rain cloud' (the bringer of life-giving rain)Akshaya#8882 in the U.S.From Sanskrit akshaya, 'imperishable; eternal; undecaying; never diminishing'; used for both seIshana#9102 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, variously 'desire; wish' and a feminine form linked to Ishana (a name of Shiva) Kushi#9195 in the U.S.A spelling of Khushi — from Hindi/Persian, 'happiness; joy; delight; cheerfulness'Nishka#9294 in the U.S.From Sanskrit nishka, 'gold; a gold coin/ornament'; also taken as 'honest; pure; without deceitRishika#9341 in the U.S.From Sanskrit rishika, the feminine of rishi, 'a sage, a seer, a saint' — 'a female sage/seer'Shanti#9373 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shanti, 'peace, tranquility, calm; inner stillness' (a sacred concept, often chanLavanya#9816 in the U.S.From Sanskrit lavanya, 'grace; beauty; loveliness; charm'Aanshi#10109 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Aanshi, 'a portion; a part' (from amsha, 'portion/share'), understood as a poAarushi#10111 in the U.S.From Sanskrit aarushi/arushi, 'the first rays of the sun; the red glow of dawn; the dawn'Aaditri#10241 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Aaditri, an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi, understood as 'the most respectedAnant#10304 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Anant(a), 'infinite; endless; eternal' (a-, 'without', + anta, 'end'); an epiDeva#10457 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit deva, 'divine; heavenly; a shining one; a deity'; a serene Indian name; we noAadhyareddy#10917 in the U.S.A run-together compound of Aadhya (Sanskrit, 'the first; the beginning; a name of the goddess DAnala#11007 in the U.S.From Sanskrit anala, 'fire' — a name of the fire (and of Agni, the fire god; also one of the VaChaitra#11144 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Chaitra — the first month of the traditional Hindu calendar (in spring), named foDamayanti#11690 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Damayanti, 'she who subdues; the conquering one' (from dam, 'to subdue/tame')Tvisha#11849 in the U.S.From Sanskrit tvisha, 'light; brilliance; luster; radiance; energy'Vedanshi#11854 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Veda ('sacred knowledge; the Vedas') + ansh ('a part; a portion') — 'a part/portiAaryah#11941 in the U.S.A spelling of Aarya/Arya, from the Sanskrit arya, 'noble; honored'; also blends with the populaAmisha#12017 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Amisha, 'beautiful; honest; pure; without deceit' (a-, 'without', + misha, 'dAmulya#12021 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Amulya, 'priceless; invaluable' (a-, 'without', + mulya, 'price'); a gracefulAnjana#12031 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Anjana, 'anointing; kohl/collyrium'; the name of the mother of the god HanumaDwija#12250 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Dwija, 'twice-born' (dvi, 'two', + ja, 'born'), also 'a bird; a tooth'; a graGargi#12338 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Gargi — the name of Gargi Vachaknavi, a revered woman philosopher and sage of theAanika#13212 in the U.S.A form of Anika — from Sanskrit, variously 'graceful; brilliant; sweet-faced; a goddess (Durga)Shiva#13230 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Shiva, 'auspicious; benevolent; kind' — the name of one of the supreme deitieSri#13257 in the U.S.Sri is the Sanskrit word for 'radiance; prosperity; beauty; the auspicious.' It serves as a titAnvita#13352 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Anvita, 'connected; understood; possessed of; joined'; a graceful Indian nameDhanya#13648 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Dhanya, 'blessed; fortunate; grateful' (also 'grain; wealth'); a graceful IndJhanvi#14202 in the U.S.Jhanvi (also Janhvi) is a Sanskrit name of the goddess Ganga, the personified river Ganges. It Shrivi#14692 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style name built on Shri ('prosperity; wealth; auspiciousness; radiance', an Parvati#14816 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Parvati, 'she of the mountain; daughter of the mountain' (from parvata, 'mounAnjani#15434 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Anjani/Anjana, the mother of the god Hanuman in Hindu tradition; the name is Janki#16182 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Janaki (Janki), an epithet of Sita, 'daughter of King Janaka' -- a revered fiManvi#16400 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, variously 'of humankind; a daughter of Manu (the first man)' and 'a wish; desireSavitri#17111 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Savitri, 'relating to the sun; solar' (from Savitr, the sun-god); a Hindu godSaraswati#18011 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Saraswati, 'the flowing one; she who possesses water' (from saras, 'flow/poolGangaFrom the Sanskrit Ganga, 'swift-goer' (linked to gam, 'to go'); the Hindu goddess of the sacredPrithviFrom the Sanskrit Prithvi, 'the vast/broad one; the earth' (from prithu, 'broad/wide'); the HinShakuntalaFrom the Sanskrit Shakuntala, 'bird-protected; one raised by birds' (from shakunta, 'bird'); thUshasFrom the Sanskrit Ushas, 'dawn'; the radiant Vedic goddess of the dawn, who opens the way for tYamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river Y
Hindu Boy Names
Aanav#6812 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, variously 'humane; kind; benevolent; humble', and sometimes 'the ocean'; routes Arun#6842 in the U.S.From Sanskrit aruna, 'reddish-brown, the rosy glow of dawn'; also the name of the charioteer ofAvyaansh#6857 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Avyaan, 'flawless; faultless' (a name linked to Vishnu), plus ansh, 'a part; a poKaran#7005 in the U.S.From Sanskrit — linked to Karna, the great Mahabharata warrior ('the ear', for being born from Param#7088 in the U.S.From Sanskrit param, 'the supreme, the highest, the ultimate; the best' (also a name of the divPrem#7091 in the U.S.From Sanskrit prema/prem, 'love; affection, tenderness; spiritual love'Nimai#7106 in the U.S.From Bengali — 'one born under a neem tree' — a childhood name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the revNivam#7107 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style coined name, variously glossed 'new; fresh' (echoing nav, 'new'); no fiVedaant#7157 in the U.S.Double-a spelling of Vedant — from Sanskrit Vedanta, 'the end/culmination of the Vedas; ultimatShray#7172 in the U.S.A spelling of Shrey/Shreya — from Sanskrit, 'auspicious; better; superior; the best; prosperityAbhayram#7199 in the U.S.A Sanskrit compound of abhaya, 'fearless; without fear', and Ram/Rama — variously 'fearless RamAvyaanreddy#7248 in the U.S.A modern compound name joining Avyaan (Sanskrit, 'flawless; faultless', a name linked to VishnuKushal#7452 in the U.S.From Sanskrit kushala, 'skillful, clever, adept; well-being, welfare, prosperity, auspiciousnesPratham#7555 in the U.S.From Sanskrit pratham, 'the first; foremost; primary; the best'Rajan#7559 in the U.S.From Sanskrit rajan, 'a king; royal; ruling; a sovereign'Tanush#7626 in the U.S.From Sanskrit tanush, 'beautiful; small, delicate' — also a name of Lord KrishnaViren#7683 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vira, 'brave; heroic', + the agentive — 'a brave/heroic man; a hero; a warrior'Adyant#7690 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'the beginning and the end' (adi, 'beginning', + anta, 'end'); also read 'withouAdwait#7742 in the U.S.From Sanskrit advaita, 'unique; non-dual; one without a second' (a key concept in Vedanta philoArjuna#7785 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Arjuna, 'white; bright; silver; clear'; the great archer-hero of the MahabharGyan#7859 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Gyan (jnana), 'knowledge; wisdom; spiritual insight'; a thoughtful Indian namIsan#7881 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Ishana/Isan, 'a lord; a ruler; the master' — an epithet of Shiva (the lord of theKartik#7947 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Kartik — a Hindu lunar month, and a name of Kartikeya, the god of war (son of ShiManas#8016 in the U.S.From Sanskrit manas, 'the mind, the intellect, the inner sense; the spirit, the heart'Navin#8053 in the U.S.From Sanskrit navina, 'new; novel; fresh; young'Paarth#8073 in the U.S.A spelling of Parth/Partha — from Sanskrit, 'a king', and 'son of Pritha (Kunti)', a name of ArPranay#8082 in the U.S.From Sanskrit pranaya, 'love; affection; romance; attachment' — also 'leadership; guidance'Saharsh#8127 in the U.S.From Sanskrit saharsha, 'full of joy, with delight, joyfully' (sa, 'with', plus harsha, 'joy')Sathvik#8131 in the U.S.From Sanskrit sattvik, 'virtuous, honest, good; pure, calm' (from sattva, 'goodness, purity, thShrihan#8151 in the U.S.A modern name with a Shri- opening — from Sanskrit shri, 'auspiciousness; prosperity, glory, beUday#8203 in the U.S.From Sanskrit udaya, 'to rise; the rising (of the sun); dawn; appearance'Vrishank#8209 in the U.S.From Sanskrit — variously linked to Vrishabha (the bull Nandi, Shiva's mount) and given as 'a pAadhav#8244 in the U.S.From Tamil Aadhavan, 'the sun', also taken as 'a ruler; a leader; the beginning'Aadit#8245 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, variously 'from the beginning; the first', 'the sun', and 'a peak' (linked to AdAakash#8246 in the U.S.A spelling of Akash — from Sanskrit akasha, 'the sky; the open air; the heavens; ether'Adrith#8260 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style name, variously glossed 'one who cannot be torn apart' and linked to adAjai#8268 in the U.S.A spelling of Ajay — from Sanskrit a-jaya, 'unconquered; invincible; one who cannot be defeatedJaivik#8526 in the U.S.From Sanskrit jaivik, 'relating to life; living; biological; life-giving' (from jiva, 'life')Jiyansh#8554 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style name, joining a Jiya- element ('life; heart', or Ji, 'to conquer') withKrishan#8685 in the U.S.Krishan is a form of Krishna, the beloved Hindu deity, from the Sanskrit for 'dark; black,' undRishik#8774 in the U.S.From Sanskrit — linked to rishi, 'a sage, a seer'; also glossed 'a name of Lord Vishnu'; the glArka#8976 in the U.S.From Sanskrit arka, 'the sun; a ray of light; lightning' (also a name of the sun god)Krithvik#9364 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style name, variously linked to krit, 'one who acts; a doer; accomplished', aMukund#9437 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Mukunda, a name of the god Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu), 'giver of liberatioReyaansh#9514 in the U.S.A spelling of Reyansh — from Sanskrit, 'a ray of light; a part/portion of the sun; the first raSarvesh#9563 in the U.S.From Sanskrit sarva, 'all', plus isha, 'lord; ruler'; 'the lord of all; the supreme being' — a Soma#9590 in the U.S.From Sanskrit soma, 'the moon' — and the name of a sacred ritual drink and of the Vedic moon goKarna#9714 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Karna, 'ear; born of the ear'; the noble, tragic warrior of the Mahabharata, Abhyant#9735 in the U.S.From a Sanskrit element — variously 'one who is near/intimate', 'the inner self', or 'eternal, Adharv#9740 in the U.S.A spelling of Atharv/Atharva — from Sanskrit, 'the Atharva Veda (the fourth Veda); a Vedic sageAkshaj#9758 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Akshaja, 'born of the imperishable (Akshara)', a name of the god Vishnu, also takBhargav#9840 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'a descendant of the sage Bhrigu; an expert; a learned one' — also an epithet ofKalyan#10186 in the U.S.From Sanskrit kalyana, 'beautiful; auspicious; blessed; welfare; well-being'Harveer#10233 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit/Punjabi Harveer, 'God's warrior; brave devotee of Hari' (Hari, a name of VishHeyansh#10240 in the U.S.A modern Indian given name with the Sanskrit -ansh, 'part; portion' element; understood as 'a pIrav#10256 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Irav, variously 'the ocean; a king; endowed with water' (from ira, 'water/refKaash#10338 in the U.S.A modern short form/spelling linked to Aakash/Akash, from the Sanskrit akasha, 'the sky; the opNidhaan#10380 in the U.S.From Sanskrit nidhan, 'a treasure; a store; a receptacle; the foundation; the resting place'Krishal#10433 in the U.S.A modern Indian given name built on the Krish-/Krishna element ('dark; the all-attractive one',Krishnav#10434 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Krishnav, understood as 'a part/devotee of Krishna' (Krishna, 'dark; the all-Shritik#10516 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit name — variously linked to shruti, 'that which is heard (sacred knowledge)', Ananth#10783 in the U.S.From Sanskrit ananta, 'infinite; endless; eternal; without limit' — a name of the cosmic serpenYama#10799 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Yama, 'the twin; the restrainer/binder' (from yam, 'to restrain'); the Hindu Eeshan#11036 in the U.S.A spelling of Ishaan/Ishan — from Sanskrit ishana, 'the Lord, the ruler; the sun' — a name of SBrij#11109 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit/Hindi Brij (Braj), the sacred region around Mathura and Vrindavan where Lord Hridhaan#11173 in the U.S.From Sanskrit hrid, 'the heart', with -aan; 'one with a (big) heart; full of love; the heart'Kalki#11428 in the U.S.Kalki is the name of the prophesied tenth and final avatar of Vishnu in Hindu tradition, said tKartikeya#11525 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Kartikeya, 'son of the Krittikas (the Pleiades)'; the Hindu god of war and viMihaan#11540 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style name, variously glossed 'the sun; the great one; a king' (echoing MihirSriansh#11804 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Sri ('prosperity; the goddess Lakshmi; an honorific of glory') + ansh ('a part; aAgni#12072 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Agni, 'fire'; the Hindu god of fire, the sacred flame and messenger who carriMokshith#13271 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit, tied to moksha, 'liberation; release; spiritual freedom from the cycle of reMaadhav#13391 in the U.S.Maadhav (Madhava) is a Sanskrit name of Krishna and Vishnu, tied to 'of Madhu,' with senses of Shriyaan#13605 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shri, 'prosperity; wealth; auspiciousness; radiance' (an honorific and a name of Omkar#13656 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Omkara — the sacred syllable Om together with the suffix -kara ('the making; the Pradyumna#13658 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Pradyumna, 'the very mighty; pre-eminent in strength' — a son of Krishna and Vibhav#13767 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vibhava, 'wealth; power, might; glory, greatness; prosperity'Shanmukh#13873 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shanmukha, 'six-faced' (shash, 'six' + mukha, 'face') — a devotional name of KartShivanshreddy#13878 in the U.S.A compound name joining Shivansh — Sanskrit for 'a part of Shiva', the Hindu god — with Reddy, Shivaya#13879 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Shivaya, the dative form of Shiva — 'to Shiva' — best known from the mantra Om NaShravan#13883 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Shravana — the name of a lunar month sacred to Shiva and of a nakshatra (lunar maShriram#13885 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Shri (an honorific meaning 'auspicious; revered') joined to Ram — Lord Rama, the Srihari#13920 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Shri, an honorific meaning 'auspicious; revered', joined to Hari, a name of Lord BhimaFrom the Sanskrit Bhima, 'terrible; awesome; the formidable one'; the mighty, immensely strong GuganA Tamil name for the god Murugan (Kartikeya), the Hindu deity of war and victory, son of Shiva.KuberaFrom the Sanskrit Kubera, of uncertain meaning (variously 'ill-shaped body' or 'the lord of weaNakulaFrom the Sanskrit Nakula, 'mongoose'; the handsome fourth Pandava brother of the Mahabharata, sNalaFrom the Sanskrit Nala, of layered meaning (variously 'stem; reed; hollow stalk'); the noble kiVarunaFrom the Sanskrit Varuna, 'the all-enveloping; he who covers' (from vr, 'to cover/encompass');
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