Indian Names
India has many naming traditions. This selection draws on documented Sanskrit roots and Indian-language records; it does not represent every Indian language, region, or religion. Compare the spellings using U.S. birth records.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1880. | 809#392 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1935. | —Unranked | — | 1975 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1976. | 1,301#265 | Up 30 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1967. | 615#490 | Up 70 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1969. | 306#812 | Down 7 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 2002. | 377#710 | Down 72 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1964. | 65#2,652 | Down 494 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1990. | 266#895 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1971. | 44#2,868 | Down 829 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1959. | 122#1,460 | Down 270 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1974. | 207#1,059 | Up 154 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1991. | 119#1,714 | Down 264 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1980. | 62#2,772 | Down 741 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1964. | 63#2,230 | Down 452 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1968. | 30#4,559 | Down 380 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1898. | 175#1,282 | Down 88 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1969. | 22#5,661 | Down 222 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1975. | 339#806 | Up 236 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1964. | —Unranked | — | 1989 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1995. | 52#3,105 | Down 1,527 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1969. | 84#2,204 | Down 271 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1998. | 124#1,666 | Down 133 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1966. | 8#9,494 | Up 846 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Hindi-rooted name; this spelling appears in U.S. birth records from 1970. | 155#1,272 | Up 344 rank positions in five years | 2025 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.