Indian baby names

Indian names are popular in Canada and around the world due to their uniqueness and often beautiful meanings. If you are wondering which names are popular among Indians abroad, here’s a short list to give you some idea.

Popular Indian baby names for boys

Name	Meaning
Aaditya	Sun
Aamir	Prosperous
Aarav	Wisdom
Aarush	The first ray of the sun
Aayush	Lineage
Abhishek	A religious ritual
Advik	Unique
Ansh	A musical note
Arjun	One of the Pandavas
Arnav	Ocean
Aryan	Noble
Ashish	Blessings
Ashwin	A Hindu month
Atharv	Lord Ganesha
Daanish	Knowledge
Darsh	Lord Krishna
Deepak	Lamp
Dev	God
Dhruv	The pole star
Ishaan	The third eye of Lord Shiva
Jai	Victory
Krish	Lord Krishna
Lakshay	Target, goal
Maanav	Human
Neel	Blue
Nikhil	Entire
Nirav	Quiet
Pranav	The sacred syllable 'Om'
Rahul	Conqueror of misery
Reyansh	Ray of light
Ritvik	Priest
Rohan	Ascending
Saahil	Seashore
Samar	To talk in the evening
Siddharth	One who is accomplished
Vedant	Hindu philosophy
Veer	A brave person
Vihaan	Morning, dawn
Vivaan	Full of life
Yash	Victory, glory

Popular Indian baby names for girls

Name	Meaning
Adhya	One of the 10 avatars of Goddess Durga
Aditi	Mother of Gods
Ahaana	Dawn
Aishwarya	Wealth
Ananya	Without a second
Anika	Goddess Durga
Anjali	Devotional offering
Anvi	One of Devi's names
Anya	Grace
Ashna	Friend
Devika	Little Goddess
Diya	Light, lamp
Esha	Pleasure
Gayatri	Mother of Vedas
Inaya	Concern
Ishani	Goddess Parvati
Jiya	Sweetheart
Kavya	Poem
Maya	Illusion
Megha	Cloud
Mira	Prosperous
Navya	Young
Neha	Loving
Piya	Beloved
Prisha	God's gift
Priyanka	Beautiful one
Puja	Worship
Ranjini	Amusing
Riya	Singer
Saanvi	Goddess Lakshmi
Sanjana	Soft
Shanaya	First ray of the sun
Shreya	Auspicious
Shristi	Creation
Shruti	The Vedas
Siya	Another name for Sita
Tanvi	A delicate girl
Tara	Star
Trisha	Noble
Varsha	Rain