Indian Baby Names
Names from the modern languages of the Indian subcontinent — Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi and more. The classical Sanskrit names that many of these descend from have their own page.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Literal meaning not recorded; Hindi origin | —Unranked | — | 2008 | ||
Wholesome for the body or the person, through शांतनु | —Unranked | — | 2002 | ||
Protection, through राखी | —Unranked | — | 1979 | ||
From Hindi जगदीप; literal meaning unconfirmed | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
Maternal love | —Unranked | — | 1980 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Hindi origin | 5#12,965 | Up 112 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Agitated, restless, through अर्णव | —Unranked | — | 2011 | ||
From Urdu عافی; literal meaning unconfirmed | 6#13,206 | Up 1,878 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Possibly bright | 30#3,753 | new | 2025 | ||
New, fresh + eternal | —Unranked | — | 1995 | ||
Protection, through राखी | 6#11,681 | Up 1,910 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
Dream | —Unranked | — | 1989 | ||
Transliteration of ক | —Unranked | — | 2001 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Hindi origin | —Unranked | — | 2023 | ||
Satisfaction, contentment, delight, through तृप्ती | —Unranked | — | 1990 | ||
King | —Unranked | — | 1972 | ||
Variant of Ravindra | —Unranked | — | 1984 | ||
Man + god, through नरेंद्र | —Unranked | — | 1990 | ||
From Urdu نواز; literal meaning unconfirmed | —Unranked | — | 2016 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Hindi origin | —Unranked | — | 2024 |
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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.
Names are included when their documented origin matches Indian. The list shows up to 100 names for each sex, ordered by current popularity. Origin records are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); coverage reflects documented records, not every name in the language. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.