500+ Latest Indian Baby Boy Names of 2021 With Meanings

When you're nearly approaching your due date, there's a lot to do while preparing for your little one's birth. And choosing a perfect name from a list of unique boy names is one of the things at the top of your list. But have you wondered, how often do parents call their babies by their original names rather than nicknames? Probably not as much! Yet choosing a name from a wide range of baby names is one decision which involves a lot of discussion and debate. And you have stepped into that journey now. So, with a few weeks on your side, it is a perfect opportunity for you to start hunting for baby names. Whether inspired by mythology or a unique combination of Ma and Pa's name, you may be quite aware of your starting point. Moreover, it is better to keep a checklist full of criteria ready to help you choose an Indian baby name. And if you're here with a confused mind after scouring the internet for hours, then let us help you shortlist some of the best Indian baby boy names. We've curated some good amount of baby boy names and sorted them in the following different categories for your easy search:

Baby Boy Names with Meanings

If you're looking for baby boy name meanings, then we've created a list of names along with their meanings for you:

Sr. No.	Baby Boy Name	Meaning
1	Aadi	Important
2	Aarav	Wisdom
3	Aarnav	Ocean, wave, stream, sea
4	Aarush	First sun ray
5	Aayush	The one with long life
6	Abdul	Servant
7	Abeer	Fragrance
8	Abhimanyu	Self-respect, Passionate, Heroic
9	Abhiram	Lovely, delightful
10	Aditya	The sun
11	Advaith	Unique, Another name for Lord Brahma and Vishnu
12	Advay	The unique one
13	Advik	Unique
14	Agastya	Name of a sage
15	Akshay	Fresh
16	Amol	Priceless, precious, valuable
17	Anay	The one who has no leader
18	Anirudh	Unobstructed
19	Anmol	Priceless, invaluable, precious
20	Ansh	Portion
21	Arin	Mountain strength
22	Arjun	A Pandava prince
23	Aryan	Of the Aryan race, ancient, warrior, speedy, another name for Indra, kind, benevolent
24	Atharv	Lord Ganesh
25	Avi	The sun and air
26	Ayaan	Someone who is religiously inclined, Gift of God
27	Ayush	Age, man, long lived, one with long life, duration of life
28	Ayushman	Blessed with long life
29	Azaan	Call for the prayer
30	Azad	Free, independent
31	Brijesh	God of land of Brij, lord Krishna
32	Bachittar	A person with wondrous merits
33	Bahadurjit	The victory of the brave
34	Bakhshi	Gift; present
35	Balendra	Lord Krishna
36	Balhaar	Surrounded by strength
37	Baljiwan	Life with strength
38	Balvan	Strong person
39	Balveer	Immense strength or powerful
40	Banjeet	Victory of the forest
41	Chaitanya	Cognizance
42	Chakradev	Lord Vishnu
43	Chakradhar	Lord Vishnu or the one who carries chakra
44	Champak	Flower
45	Chanakya	Bright
46	Chandran	Moon
47	Chandresh	Moon leader
48	Charan	Feet
49	Chatresh	Lord Shiva
50	Chatura	Clever or smart
51	Daksh	Capable, son of Lord Brahma, fire, gold, talented, excellent, vigorous talented
52	Darsh	Sight, handsome, Lord Krishna; when the Moon just becomes visible
53	Dev	God, king, light, heavenly, cloud
54	Devansh	Eternal part of God, Demigod
55	Dhruv	Pole star, immovable, eternal, firm, steady
56	Dakshesh	Victory of the forest
57	Dalbir	Propriety of a king
58	Darpan	Mirror
59	Ekansh	Whole
60	Ekalinga	Lord Shiva
61	Ekapad	Lord Shiva
62	Ekavir	Bravest of the brave
63	Ekaraj	Emperor
64	Ekbal	Prosperity
65	Farhan	Glad, Joyful, Happy
66	Falan	Fruitful
67	Faqid	One who Knows Law and Divinity
68	Faraj	Cure, remedy; improvement
69	Faras	Mount, a horse used for riding
70	Fitan	Intelligence
71	Fariq	Lieutenant general
72	Faris	Knight
73	Fiyaz	Artistic
74	Frado	First
75	Gautam	Lord Buddha, remover of darkness, full of life, one of the seven rishis, one who enlightens
76	Gagan	Sky or Heaven
77	Gaurang	Fair or Husband of Gauri (Parvati)
78	Girik	Lord Shiva, Heart of the gods
79	Girindra	Lord of the mountains or Lord Shiva
80	Girish	Lord of the Mountains
81	Gopal	Cowherd
82	Gaurav	Honour or pride or respect or prestige
83	Gunbir	Virtuous and brave
84	Guneet	Virtuous
85	Harsh	Joy, excitement, happiness
86	Harshil	Joyful, kings of the hills, kind-hearted, delighted
87	Hredhaan	One with great heart
88	Hardik	From the heart
89	Harish	Lord Shiva or Lord Krishna
90	Hritik	From the heart
91	Hitesh	One who thinks well of everyone
92	Hemang	One with shining body
93	Isaac	Protector, safeguard
94	Ishaan	Lord Shiva, the Sun, Vishnu, Agni and Surya, ruler, generous, causing prosperity
95	Imaran	Exalted nation
96	Indrajit	Conqueror of Indra
97	Ikbal	Fortunate; blessed; prosperity; wealthiness
98	Ishwar	The lord; ruler
99	Jason	He who cures
100	Jagdish	Lord of the universe
101	Jagat	World
102	Jatin	The auspicious one
103	Jai	Victorious
104	Jairaj	Victorious ruler
105	Jeet	Conquered
106	Kabir	Indian saint in 1440, great, famous Sufi saint, noble
107	Kalpit	Imagined, creative, appropriate, exact, invented
108	Karan	Talented, intelligent, ear, document, another name for brahman or the supreme spirit
109	Kiaan	Grace of God, ancient or distant
110	Krish	Short-form of Lord Krishna, compassionate, harvest
111	Krishna	One of the most popular gods, the eighth and most important avatar or incarnation of Vishnu
112	Laksh	Aim, target, goal
113	Lucky	Fortunate
114	Lakshit	Targets
115	Lohit	Red or made of copper
116	Laban	White
117	Manan	Celebrate, persuade
118	Mohammed	Arab prophet and founder of Islam
119	Madhav	Descendant of Madhu
120	Mitesh	One with few desires
121	Maanas	Mind
122	Manbir	Brave from heart
123	Maanav	Youth
124	Manthan	Reflection through study
125	Nachiket	The spirit that gives the unquenchable thirst for the unknown, fire, that which is unperceived
126	Naksh	Moon
127	Nakul	Mongoose
128	Neel	Blue
129	Nakul	Most handsome in the lineage
130	Naveen	Beautiful, pleasant, always new
131	Nihal	Joyous, or successful
132	Nitesh	Heartbeat of earth
133	Om	A mystic syllable, considered the most sacred mantra in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism
134	Ojas	Body strength
135	Omkaar	Sound of the sacred syllable or religious word OM
136	Onkar	The purest one
137	Onveer	Brave
138	Orinder	Pine Tree
139	Parth	Son of "mother earth"
140	Pranav	Praise, salutation
141	Praneel	A name of Lord Shiva
142	Pranit	Leader, pioneer, whom other follows
143	Pratyush	Dawn, sun
144	Qabil	Acceptor
145	Qadim	Ancient
146	Qarin	Constant companion
147	Qasim	One who distributes
148	Rachit	Prepared, written
149	Raghav	Descendant of Raghu
150	Ranbir	The brave warrior
151	Ranveer	Hero of the battle
152	Rayaan	Fragrant herb, Atmosphere, galaxy, gates of Heaven
153	Rehaan	Scented
154	Reyansh	Ray of light
155	Rishi	Sage
156	Rohan	Ascending, blossom, another name for Vishnu, rising
157	Ronith	Embellishment, charming
158	Rudra	One of the names of Shiva, storm
159	Rushil	Charming
160	Ryan	Descendent of the king
161	Sai	A dagger with two sharp prongs curving outward from the hilt, originating in Okinawa and sometimes used in pairs in martial arts
162	Saksham	Competent
163	Samaksh	Presence
164	Samar	War, battle
165	Samarth	Adequate
166	Samesh	Lord of equality
167	Sarthak	Meaningful
168	Sathvik	Calm, Virtuous
169	Shaurya	Bravery
170	Shivansh	A Portion of Lord Shiva
171	Siddharth	One who has accomplished a goal
172	Tejas	Sharp, Lustre, Brilliance
173	Tanay	Son
174	Tanish	Ambition
175	Tarak	Star, protector
176	Teerth	Holy place
177	Tanveer	Brave and strong in body
178	Udant	Correct message
179	Udarsh	Brimming
180	Utkarsh	Advancement
181	Umang	Happiness or enthusiastic
182	Upkaar	Favour
183	Vedant	Vedic method of self-realisation, knower of the Vedas, theology
184	Veer	Heroic, powerful
185	Vihaan	Dawn, morning
186	Viraj	Resplendent
187	Vivaan	Full of life
188	Wahab	Servant of the all-giver
189	Wazir	Minister
190	Warinder	Lord of oceans
191	Warjas	Ancestry
192	Wriddhish	Lord Ganesh
193	Wridesh	Blessed
194	Yash	Glory, reputation
195	Yug	Historic period, era
196	Yatin	Devoted; ascetic
197	Yuvraj	Prince or heir apparent
198	Yagnesh	Sacrifice
199	Yatan	Devotee
200	Zayan	Beautifier
201	Zaid	To prosper
202	Zayyan	Beautifier
203	Zashil	Enthusiastic
204	Zehaan	Super Abundance

Telugu Baby Boy Names

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If you’re looking for some Telugu baby boy names, we have compiled a list of names with meanings below.

Sr. No.	Baby Boy Names	Meanings
1	Aadrik	The rising sun between the mountains
2	Aarv	Denotes peacefulness and melodious music
3	Aachman	Intake of a sip of water before a yagnya
4	Aadhyatm	Meditation
5	Aadhavan	The sun
6	Aadarsh	The sun
7	Aadamya	One's own
8	Baidyanath	King of medicines
9	Bala Shankar	Young Lord Shiva
10	Balamurugan	Young Lord Murugan
11	Bakhtawar	Bringer of good luck
12	Bagira	Loving one
13	Badrinarayanan	Lord Vishnu
14	Bhargava	The one who is a good archer; denotes attaining radiance; refers to the planet Venus
15	Charish	The one with grace
16	Chaanakya	Son of Chanak
17	Chaidya	Ruler
18	Chaital	Consciousness
19	Chinmayee	Lord Ganesh
20	Dignesh	The lord of direction
21	Dahak	Powerful
22	Daityakarya	Destroyer of demons
23	Daivya	Divine
24	Ekachith	One mind
25	Evyavan	Lord Vishnu
26	Fanibhushan	Lord Shiva
27	Fravash	Guardian angel
28	Ganadhakshya	Lord of all Ganas
29	Gandhamadhana	Shailastha resident of Gandhamadana
30	Garuda	Eagle
31	Geetham	The founder of Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna
32	Geethik	One who is having very pleasing and wonderful voice talent
33	Govindaram	Energetic, adventurous, daring and freedom-loving
34	Hansaraj	King of a swan
35	Hareshwar	Lord Vishnu
36	Harikant	Lord Indra's dear one
37	Ilanthirayan	Young man whose influence extends beyond the seas
38	Inbanathan	Happy
39	Kalaparan	Strong
40	Kshatragna	Kshatragna means person who has an all-around knowledge
41	Mullinti	Lord Shiva
42	Nayanesh	Borderline of the entrance
43	Nihant	Eternal, everlasting, endless
44	Prajith	One who is kind, generous and good
45	Reshvind	The king maker
46	Rajasekaran	The king of kindness
47	Thanvye	The one who is involved
48	Srivasthav	Another name for Lord Vishnu
49	Sridhara	Lord Vishnu
50	Vishu	Lord Vishnu, Earth

Tamil Baby Boy Names

Below is a list of some Tamil baby boy names for those who are looking for it.

Sr. No.	Baby Names	Meanings
1	Aadithyakethu	One of the Kauravas
2	Aadhirai	A special star
3	Aakalp	Unlimited
4	Aanandit	Joyous
5	Abhinivesh	Desire
6	Bala Subramani	Lord of Subramaniam
7	Bhagyanandana	The one who is the controller of destiny
8	Bhooteshwara	Lord of ghosts
9	Bindusar	Pearl
10	Batnasiddhikara	Granter of strength
11	Chintransh	Lord
12	Chithravarma	One of the Kauravas
13	Chitrasen	A king of Gandharvas
14	Chithrakundhala	One of the Kauravas
15	Danavendra	Granter of boons
16	Danush	A bow in hand
17	Dasaradh	God
18	Devayan	The one who is a needing to the Gods
19	Girinath	Another name for Lord Krishna
20	Gangasiruvan	Lord Murugan
21	Gouthaman	Lord Buddha
22	Indradyumm	A splendour of Lord Indra
23	Jayadeva	The victory God
24	Jagadisha	Master of universe
25	Jaiprakash	Light
26	Kaanishk	An ancient king
27	Kabalikruta	One who swallowed the sun
28	Kalaivanan	Gems of art
29	Lakshmipriya	Lord Vishnu
30	Lakshiminath	Lord Vishnu
31	Lankapuravidahaka	One who burnt Lanka
32	Lathesh	Lord of climbers
33	Madeshwaran	Lord Shiva
34	Madhusudan	Lord Krishna
35	Mahadhyuta	Most radiant
36	Mahakaleshwar	Lord Shiva
37	Nadapratithishta	Music lover
38	Navamani	The nine crystals
39	Nakulesh	The one who is intelligent
40	Oshin	Resembles ocean, sea
41	Prasannatmane	the cheerful one
42	Parasmaijyotishe	The one who is most radiant
43	Raaghava	Lord Rama
44	Radhatanaya	Son of Radha
45	Sudharma	The good law
46	Samarpana	The dedicated one
47	Sriharsha	Happiness
48	Vishveshwara	Lord of universe
49	Vijayrathna	The significant one
50	Venkatesh	Lord Vishnu

Malayalam Baby Boy Names

If you belong to a Malayalam family and are looking for some Malayalam baby boy names, you can have a look at the list below.

Sr. No.	Baby Names	Meanings
1	Ayushya	Life span
2	Arulappan	The first sun ray
3	Arindham	Destroyer of enemy
4	Akarshan	Attraction
5	Aalhad	Joy
6	Agnikumara	Son of Agni
7	Bal Mukund	Another name of Lord Krishna
8	Balaark	The rising sun
9	Bajrang	Lord Hanuman
10	Banaj	Lotus
11	Chandrasai	Moon
12	Chellamuthu	Precious Pearl
13	Cheranraj	Life
14	Chidakash	Absolute Brahma
15	Chellamani	Precious gem
16	Dhishan	Intelligent
17	Dhyutidhara	Lord of brilliance
18	Danavarsh	Rain of wealth
19	Dashagreevakulantaka	Slayer of Ravana
20	Dhridhakarmaavu	One of the Kauravas
21	Eeswar	The supreme God
22	Elilvendan	King of beauty
23	Ethiraj	Lord Shiva
24	Gaoushik	Lord Buddha
25	Garjan	Thunder
26	Kaachim	Sacred tree
27	Kaanchanadhwaja	One of the Kauravas
28	Murlimanohar	Krishna playing flute
29	Maandavik	Belonging to people
30	Mal Marugan	Lord Murugan, Vishnu's nephew
31	Naavinya	New
32	Nabhanyu	Eternal
33	Nadeesh	God of river
34	Nagabhushana	One who wears serpents as ornaments
35	Nageswara	Lord Shiva
36	Omkareshwar	Lord Shiva
37	Palanichamy	God's name
38	Panchajana	Five-eyed
39	Raajan	King
40	Raghukumara	Lord Rama
41	Saavyas	Bring together
42	Sabareeshwara	Lord of Sabari
43	Sacchidananda	Total bliss
44	Tusya Udarchis	Lord Shiva
45	Tatvagyanaprada	Granter of wisdom
46	Udayasooriyan	Rising sun
47	Vighnarajendra	Lord of all obstacles
48	Vagadheeksha	Lord of spokesperson
49	Vaijeenath	Lord Shiva
50	Venkatesh	Lord Venkatesh

Gujarati Baby Boy Names

Are you looking for some Gujarati baby boy names? If yes, we have compiled a list of desired names with meanings below.

Sr. No.	Baby Names	Meanings
1	Aarsh	Pure, divine
2	Amish	Honest, trustworthy
3	Batuk	A boy
4	Bhavesh	Lord of sentiments
5	Bhavik	Devotee of God
6	Bhavin	The existing one
7	Chintan	Meditation
8	Chirayu	The immortal one
9	Daiwik	God's grace
10	Daksh	The capable one
11	Darsh	The handsome one
12	Deval	A saint's name
13	Dhaval	Fair
14	Dharmesh	Lord of religion
15	Ernesh	Sincere
16	Falgun	A month in Hindu calendar
17	Fenil	A flower
18	Girish	Lord of mountain
19	Hemendra	Meditation
20	Herik	Ruler of an enclosure home
21	Himesh	Snow king
22	Ishanyu	Full of strength
23	Jignesh	The one who is curious to research
24	Jigar	Heart
25	Jigisu	Victory
26	Joshil	Powerful
27	Jatin	Lord Shiva
28	Jayesh	Victorious
29	Kundan	Pure
30	Kunjan	Waves of sound
31	Kirat	Honest
32	Kirti	Fame
33	Mukund	Lord Vishnu
34	Munjal	Kind of Gujarat
35	Mitesh	One with few desires
36	Mahesh	Lord Shiva
37	Mahindra	A king
38	Mansukh	Pleasing
39	Naman	Salutation
40	Naresh	Lord of Man
41	Navin	New
42	Neel	Blue
43	Nikesh	Lord Vishnu
44	Nikunj	Bird's nest
45	Nilesh	Lord Krishna
46	Nimish	Transient
47	Paresh	Lord Brahma
48	Ramesh	Lord Vishnu
49	Sudhir	Brave
50	Sunil	Very blue; reference to Lord Krishna

Marathi Baby Boy Names

Below is a list of compilation of all the Marathi baby boy names that may interest you.

Sr. No.	Baby Names	Meanings
1	Abhinay	Expression
2	Ajinkya	The unbeatable one
3	Ashwin	Possessor of horses
4	Amey	Another name of Lord Ganesh
5	Bhushan	An honour
6	Chandrakant	Beloved of the moon
7	Chaitanya	Knowledge
8	Chinmay	Another name of Lord Ganesh
9	Gajanan	Another name of Lord Ganesh
10	Gandharv	Musician
11	Harshal	Pleasure
12	Harshavardhan	The one who enhances joy
13	Lavnik	Beautiful
14	Mandar	Firm
15	Mirajkar	Belonging to city of Miraj
16	Mayur	Peacock
17	Neeraj	Water-born lotus
18	Neerav	Silent
19	Nishant	Dawn
20	Nitin	Guidance
21	Nivant	Calm
22	Pranay	Lovely
23	Punit	Pure
24	Pratap	Glory
25	Prathamesh	Another name of Lord Ganesh
26	Pushkar	A gem
27	Prathit	Confident
28	Prahas	Cheerful
29	Prajnan	Intelligent
30	Prithvij	Born of the Earth
31	Praruj	Good-looking
32	Prathu	King's name
33	Pruthviraj	King of all earth
34	Pushpraj	King of flowers
35	Rujul	Honest
36	Sirak	Intelligent
37	Sankalp	Resolution
38	Sanket	A sign
39	Shantanu	Father of Bhishma
40	Shashank	Full moon
41	Siddhesh	Lord of the blessed
42	Sarvesh	Ruler of all
43	Subhash	Eloquent
44	Sushil	Good composition
45	Swapnil	Dreams
46	Tushar	Cold
47	Vasant	Spring
48	Vijay	Victory
49	Vishal	Huge
50	Vivek	Distinction

Muslim Baby Boy Names

For those who are searching for the right and perfect Muslim baby boy names, your search will probably end below.

Sr. No.	Baby Boy Names	Meaning
1	Aaaqil	Wise
2	Aafaaq	Horizons
3	Aaftab	Sunlight
4	Aakif	Attached emotionally
5	Aalim	Knowledgeable
6	Aarif	Acquainted
7	Adib	Someone who is polite, learned, cultured, and honest
8	Basir	The one who is wise
9	Baber	Lion
10	Badeeh	Wonderous
11	Baasim	Smiling
12	Baashir	Loyalty
13	Chafik	The one who is always sympathizing
14	Daamin	Guarantee
15	Daanish	Full of knowledge
16	Dafiq	Active
17	Dahhak	One who laughs much
18	Diya Al Din	The one who is faithful; the one who is enlightened by religion
19	Ehan	Denotes a full moon
20	Ebrahim	Name of prophet
21	Eijaz	Blessings
22	Ekhlaq	Character
23	Ekram	Noble one
24	Fadil	The one who is virtuous, distinguished and superior; signifies benefit, favour, eminent, grace, and excellence
25	Faaiz	Successful
26	Faarooq	Knows the difference between right and wrong
27	Faeem	Famous
28	Faateh	Conqueror
29	Faakhir	Proud
30	Gafur	Invincible
31	Ghaalib	Victorious
32	Ghaazi	Conqueror
33	Gamal	Camel
34	Hussain	The one who is handsome and good looking
35	Haakim	Judge
36	Haasim	Enthusiastic
37	Habib	Beloved
38	Ijaz	Denotes a miracle
39	Jabeer	The one who is comforting
40	Karim	The one who is generous
41	Liban	The one who is successful and charming
42	Mastan	The one who is fun loving
43	Najeeb	The one who is noble
44	Owez	Refers to a little wolf
45	Parvez	The one who is victorious, fortunate and happy
46	Qadir	The one who is powerful
47	Riyad	Refers to a garden
48	Suhail	Refers to the sun
49	Taabish	Denotes brilliance and warmth
50	Umraah	Refers to a pilgrimage to Makkah

Once you shortlist the boy names, it is a good idea to get your family members involved. You can then have a voting game to finalise your little one's name. Also, don't forget to choose a cute nickname for your baby boy.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The meaning of Aarav is wisdom. However, the name also has other meanings related to radiance, and a musical note. Aarav, in Sanskrit, stands for sound or thundering.
Jeh meaning has a Latin origin. The name means blue crested bird. Jeh is also an alternative for Jay.
Aryan meaning is derived from the Sanskrit word Arya, which means warrior or honourable. The other meanings associated with this name include noble, superior, or high-born.
Rahul meaning has its roots deep in the Indian origin, as it means son of Buddha. However, the name also has other meanings related to capable, able, efficient, conqueror of all miseries, and traveller.
Avyaan meaning signifies perfection – or the one born without imperfections. It is also related to being eloquent and is another name of Lord Ganesha.
Aditya meaning has a Sanskrit origin, which means the Sun. The other meanings associated with this name include Lord Surya and the newly risen sun.
Arya meaning stands for being noble. It is a gender-neutral name and means friend or faithful in the Persian origin.
Sahil meaning has an Indian origin that means leader. The other meanings include guide, shore or river bank.
Taimur meaning has an Islamic origin, as it was the name of a famous king. The name also means iron or self-made.
Advik meaning has its roots deep in Indian mythology, as it is another name of Lord Shiva. It also means unique, unequalled or exclusive.