500 Top Modern Tamil Baby Boy Names with Meanings

Congratulations, mom-to-be! You're approaching your due date soon. Now that your little one will be arriving in a few weeks, have you thought of a baby name yet? If not, then be assured, we've got you covered. You won't have to struggle until Peyarsutu – the Tamilian baby naming ceremony to find a cute baby name.

Now you may proceed on scrolling through the popular Indian baby names and meanings of names in Tamil below.

Tamil Baby Boy Names with Meanings

Sr. No.Tamil Baby Boy NamesMeanings of Names in Tamil 
1AahvanDenotes an invitation call
2AabhatRefers to something shining, visible; the one who is brilliant
3AadhiraiRefers to a special star
4AadijayDenotes success, victory
5AadivThe one who is delicate
6AakashSky
7AkshivGod Shiv
8AshwanthHorse rider king
9Bhoomik/BhumikRefers to the Lord of the Earth
10BasilRefers to the king of the herbs
11BhavinThe one who is always winning
12BhavishDenotes future
13CoshelThe one who is perfectly performs any task
14ChavrikThe one who is intelligent
15CeyoneRefers to the rising sun
16CherithThe one who is beloved
17ChaitalDenotes consciousness
18CharitSomething that is historic
19ChivanLord Shiva
20DivikRefers to God's ray
21DhrishayThe one who is bold, courageous and visionary
22DhaeryeThe one with enough patience and courage
23DipeshLord of sun light
24DakshinSouth direction
25DhishvaConqueror
26EkajThe only child
27EkakshaRefers to one-eyed Lord Shiva
28FrancisFrenchman
29FaneeshRefers to Lord Shiva; the cosmic serpent Shesh
30FirozName of the king
31FalishRefers to Indian tulip
32GeminiRefers to twin
33GavistAbode of light
34Girven/GirvanLanguage of God
35GritikRefers to a mountain
36HarshanProud; happiness
37HarithikFrom the heart
38HenithRefers to a tiger
39Harsith/HasikThe one who is joyous, cheerful and always smiling
40HitrajThe one who is a well-wisher; Well-wishing king
41HridyanshA piece of the heart
42IlanThe one who is young
43IsaiDenotes music
44IneshLord Vishnu
45IyarkaiRefers to nature
46IdhayanDenotes the joy of heart
47IraiyanThe one who is blessed
48JanakThe one who is a good man
49JayanThe one who is victorious
50JayinThe one who is a conqueror
51JeganThe one who is strong
52JasonThe one who is a healer
53JamesThe one who is great and lovable
54JishnuLord Vishnu
55KadalRefers to the ocean
56KairavRefers to the white lotus
57KeeganSmall and fiery
58KevinThe one who is gentle
59KanishThe one who is caring
60KarvinThe one who is kind
61KarunKind; soft
62KrithvikGod Karthikey
63LeninDenotes a little cape
64LikithRefers to a writer
65LavanayThe one who is handsome
66LianRefers to a lotus
67LankeshRavana of Lanka
68MehulRefers to rain
69MohakThe one who is attractive
70MrinmoyThe one who is made of Earth
71NalinWater
72NesanThe one who is full of love
73NihalThe one who is gratified
74NamishRefers to Lord Vishnu
75NirishDenotes freedom
76NirmayOf gold; the one who is pure
77NivasHome
78NandakumarLord Krishna
79OneeshRefers to Lord of mind
80OnikRefers to a soldier
81OviyanRefers to an artist
82OrisRefers to a tree
83PavanRefers to the wind
84ParvinThe one who is a winner
85ParithiRefers to the sun
86PrajithRefers to a king
87PratikshDenotes love
88PiyanRefers to a guitar
89PrasadOffering to God
90PraneshLord of life
91PrabhuGod
92PriyadarshanGorgeous
93PugalHonour
94RameshLord Vishnu
95RupeshLord of loveliness
96RanjanCharming
97RyanThe one who is a ruler
98RenitRefers to the Lord of Love
99RovinDenotes pleasure
100RubenThe one who is lucky
101RatishRefers to cupid
102RithulThe one who is a seeker of truth
103RajkumarPrince
104SanjayWinner
105SeelanThe one who is disciplined
106SaatvikThe one who is pious
107SamikDenotes peacefulness
108SajeevDenotes the feeling of being alive
109SachivRefers to a friend
110SuvanDenotes emanation
111SuryaSun
112SatyaTruth
113ShrishLord Vishnu
114SujithElegant
115TahirSomething that is holy
116TaksaRefers to the son of Bharata
117Tanish/TaneeshDenotes ambition
118TarvinRefers to a palm tree
119ThendralThe one who is like a breeze
120TamiloliThe one who is the Tamil light
121UyirDenotes life
122UsmanRefers to a trust-worthy friend
123UmangDenotes enthusiasm
124UdbhavSomething that is generated
125UvendraThe one who is the best
126ViyaanThe one who is awe inducing
127ViryaDenotes valour strength; energy
128VihanThe one who is intelligent
129VivinThe one who is full of life; denotes freedom
130VarenThe one who is a sovereign

 

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Christian Tamil Baby Boy Names

If you're looking for western or Tamil Biblical baby boy names, then here is your list:

Sr. No.Baby Boy NamesMeanings
1AaronSuperior
2AarisMighty in faith
3AbrahamExalted Father
4AdamThe first man of the Earth
5AdrianResident of Hadria
6AlexanderDefender of mankind
7AndrewWarrior
8AntonyWorthy of praise
9AldwinAn old friend
10AbelBreath
11AdielAdorned by God
12AlastairDefender of mankind
13AdissonSon of Adam
14AlfredSupernaturally wise
15AdolphNoble wolf
16AllenHandsome
17BenjaminThe son of south
18BlakeDark
19BrianStrong
20BasilKing-like
21BastianFrom Sebastes
22BeaumontBeautiful mountain
23BenThe son of south
24BensonSon of Benedict
25BrandonTraveller
26BryantStrong
27BaldricBrave ruler
28BarneySon of exhortation
29BenitoBlessed
30BernardBold as a bear
31BobFamous
32BorisFighter
33BradleyBroad woodland clearing
34CalebWholehearted
35CarterCart driver
36CharlesStrong
37ChristopherThe Christ-bearer
38ChristudasServant of Jesus
39ClementLight-hearted
40CaesarHairy
41CedricChieftain
42CharlieCutest boy
43ClaudiusLame
44CalvertShepherd
45CameronCrooked nose
46CarltonSettlement of the free peasants
47ChesterCastle dweller
48ChevronVariant of Hebrew word Chever
49ChrisFollower of God
50ClintFair
51CollinYoung pup
52ConanLittle wolf
53DaltonValley settlement
54DanielGod is my strength
55DavidBeloved
56DennisGod of wine
57DevadasFollower of God
58DouglasDark
59DarrelBeloved
60DarianWealthy
61DelroyBelonging to the king
62DenzelFort
63DerickFirst of the people king of nations
64DanialGod is my judge
65DarielBeloved
66DarwinDear friend
67DavisBeloved
68DemetriusLover of the Earth
69DominicBelongs to the God
70DonaldRuler of the world
71DrewWise
72DylanGreat sea
73EdwardProsperous
74EdwinWorthy
75EliotA firm believer in God
76EmmanuelGod is with us
77ElroyThe king
78EdricProsperous ruler
79EloyChosen one
80ElwynElf friend
81FelixHappy
82FloydGray-haired
83FrancisFrenchman
84FrankFree man
85FrederickA quiet ruler
86FlintHard-hearted
87FabianLike Fabius
88FrankieFree
89FynnFair
90GabrielGod is my strength
91GeorgeA farmer
92GraysonTo shine
93GodfreyGod's peace
94GalvinSparrow
95GilroyServant of the king
96HaydenHay's valley
97IrwinSea lover
98IsaacBringer of joy
99IsaiahGod is salvation
100IvaanGod is gracious
101JacksonGod is gracious
102JacobSupplanting
103JoshuaGod is my salvation
104JosephHusband of Mary
105JebakumarKind-hearted
106KasperTreasurer
107KeithOffspring
108KrisFollower of the God
109LeonLion-like
110LincolnLake colony
111LucasLight
112LaurenceMan from Laurentum
113LawrenceCrowned with laurel
114LeeroyThe king
115MartinGod of wars
116MalcolmDisciplined
117MathewGod's gift
118MelvinCouncil protector
119MervinSea lover
120MichaelGod's gift
121MosesFrom the water
122NicholasVictory of people
123NaamanSon of Benjamin
124NathanealGift of God
125NathanGift of God
126OliverAn olive tree
127OwenNoble
128OlsonSon of Ole
129OrianPrivileged birth
130OswaldGod's power
131PaulHumble
132PeterStrong
133PhilipHorse lover
134RobertBright
135RyanPrince
136RalphIntelligent
137SamuelName of God
138SebastianVenerable
139ShaneGracious
140ShawnGod is gracious
141StevenWreath
142ThomasA twin
143TitusA respectable title
144VictorWinner
145VincentTo win
146WilfredPeaceful
147WilsonSon of William
148WilsonDesire
149XavierBright
150YesudasServant of Jesus

 

Modern Tamil Baby Boy Names

Planning to go from traditional to modern Tamil baby boy names? Then we might just have what you're looking for!

Sr. No.Baby Boy NamesMeanings 
1AadanyanKing Chera's name
2AagashSky
3AdithyanSun
4AaranyanJungle
5AatheesanLord Shiva
6AavanyanBorn in August
7AkaranHonoured
8AksayanWealthy
9AranLord Shiva
10AmithranSweet
11AdheeshFull of wisdom
12AkhilFragrance of cactus
13AmarIndestructible
14ArunLight of sun
15AvaneeshLord of the world
16BarathIndia
17BrunthanBrunthavanam - Lord Krishna's childhood place
18BahubaliOne with strong arms
19BhavithyaThe right mind
20ChelliyanKing from Pandya dynasty
21CheranKing Chera
22ChiranjeeviLord Shiva
23ChakreshLord Vishnu
24ChandanSandalwood
25DaswinLove
26DesanIntelligent
27DhabeshPenance
28DhakinRise
29DharenJustice
30DesiganPatriotic
31DhanushBow
32EniyanNice
33EeganInfluence
34EgithSilence
35EswarLord Shiva
36EzhinanBeautiful
37EswarathanWell-being
38GireeshLord of mountains
39GaureeshLord Shiva
40GowthamSage
41GunalModesty
42GeerthanRaaga
43GowshikSage
44HareeshLord Vishnu
45HarendraLord Shiva
46HarivatsaLord Brahma
47HarshaPleasure
48HiranmayGold-like
49IndrajitRavana's son
50IneshStrong king
51IshanthPeak of Himalaya
52JinaThe winner
53JaiVictory
54JaneshaKing
55JavashWinner
56JeevaImmortal
57JayanthSuccessful
58KalkinTenth incarnation of Lord Vishnu
59KalpeshLord of perfection
60KailashPeak of Himalaya
61KamanLover
62KanishkAn ancient king
63KanishtaYouthful
64KarunCompassionate
65KesanSon of Kesari
66KishoreYouthful
67LakshanAim
68LaknesshBirth star
69LogeshLord Shiva
70LokajitConqueror of world
71LohithMade of copper
72MagurGlass-like glitter
73MathinIntoxicating
74ModhilVictory
75MoulikPearl
76MukeshHappy
77NayakHero
78NeethanGrace
79NarenFilled with joy
80NaveenNew
81NeerajLotus
82NimeshLove
83OorshanStrict
84ParvathMountain
85PoojeshWorshipper
86PoorvikAncient
87PrajeshGod's name
88PranavPrayer
89PrasannaCheerful
90PraveenBrave
91RajnishMoon
92RanjanDelightful
93RevanthSon of Lord Surya
94RohinishMoon
95RonithCharming
96RoothikImprovement
97SaileshLord of the mountains
98SamaranRemembering
99SameshGod-like
100SaranyuWind
101SarvinLord Shiva
102SeershanHappiness
103ShastikBrilliant
104ShravanA character from Ramayana
105SanjithAlways the winner
106SarvajithAlways the winner
107SaswinCreative thinker
108SrivarunWealthy and respectful
109ThamanLeader
110TrivikramLord Vishnu
111TrilokeshLord of Universe
112UdeepAffectionate
113UkranRise
114UdhayanHope
115VajinHeroic
116VarunLord Varuna
117VibinForest
118VickyVictorious
119VidulMoon
120VinayModesty

 

Classic Tamil Baby Boy Names

Want to stay connected to the Tamilian roots deeply, then we have a list of classic, traditional meanings of names in Tamil:

Sr. No.Baby Boy NamesMeanings
1AadhinarayanaLord Vishnu
2AadhinadhanUtmost power
3AgamadhiExpert
4AiyappanName of Hindu God
5AranadhanLord Brahma
6AadhithanLeading light
7AlambhaA wise man
8AgilanRuler of the empire
9BalamuruganLord Shanmukha
10BalajiLord Vishnu
11BalanImmature
12BalasinghamA young lion
13ChidambaramBroad-minded
14ChinnamuthuA small pearl
15ChinthanaichelvanWealth of knowledge
16ChinnaduraiPrince
17DevaramA holy scripture’s name
18DharmodharLord Ganesh
19DheivamaniGodly pearl
20DhruvanPole star
21DevadathanGod's gift
22ElilarasanPrince of beauty
23ElumalaiLord Venkateshwara
24EegaiarasuA king of goodwill
25EkangaProtector
26ElilchelvanA simple, good-looking man
27ElilvendanEmperor of beauty
28GaneshLord Ganesh
29GnanamuthuPearl like wisdom
30GnanavelanWisdom God
31IlakkiyanAccomplished in literature
32IlamaaranJuvenile
33IlamuruguLord Shanmukha
34IlayarajaPrince
35IshwarGod
36KadhirvelanLord Shanmukha
37KannanYoung Krishna
38KarthikeyanLord Shanmugha
39KrishnamurthyLord Krishna
40KalaiarasanEmperor of art
41KasinathanLord Shiva
42KathaperumalLord Venkateshwara
43KirubhaKindliness
44KovalanHero of Silappathikaram
45KrishnamurthyLord Krishna
46KurumuniVirtuous Person
47Kulandai samiInfant God
48LingamLord Shiva
49LingappanLord Shiva
50LakshmanBrother of Lord Rama
51LingamurthyLord Shiva
52MadhavanLord Krishna
53ManiA gem
54Muruga veluLord Shanmugha
55MuthuPearl
56MadhurSweet
57ManikkavelLord Shanmukha
58MaraiScripture
59MeghanathanMonarch of the clouds
60ManivannanLord Ayyappa
61NallaperumalLord Venkateshwara
62NambiConfident
63NavilTo learn
64NikaranFame
65NithiWealth
66NannanBrave
67OliMusic
68OppilamaniIncomparable
69OviyanArtist
70PathumanPoets who wrote in Kurunthokai
71ParuthiSun
72PalaniFamous Murugan temple
73PandiyanA Tamil dynasty
74PothanSangam poet Pothanar
75RaviSun
76SelvanRich
77SenthanA king
78SenthilLord Murugan
79SathyavanThe one who speaks truth
80SiraivaasanOne in the lockups
81SrivinSelf-existent
82SanjeeviRestoring life
83ShripathiRespected king
84SuthranLoveable person
85ThirumaaranLord Shiva
86ThayalanGenerous
87TamilselvanRich knowledge in Tamil
88ThamizhanOne who speaks Thamizh
89UthayanRising sun
90VaamanTurtle - Vaamana avatar of Lord Vishnu
91VeeramaniBrave
92VenkateshLord Venkateshwara
93VaseekaranAttractive one
94VinayanWork
95VishnuvardhanGod's gift
96VidyasankarSringeri Mahan
97VidyacharanDivine feet of Goddess Saraswati
98VinothkumarAlways happy son
99YashodhanRich in fame
100YegeshBenefit

 

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