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Indian Baby Names

Most Indian baby names known in the wider world derive from either Hindi, the dominant language of India, or Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language. The Indian names on our website also include a sprinkling of Punjabi and Urdu names. Indian names that are most familiar are usually the names of celebrities, such as Dev Patel or Priyanka Chopra. Other popular Indian baby names include Arjun, Ravi, Chandra, and Kalinda. There are many beautiful Indian names that may be of interest to parents in India or elsewhere.

Browse our full list of Indian baby names here. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Nixie

Meaning: water nymph

Origin:German
768
Milou The French-originated name Milou is actually...
Origin:Combination of Marie and Lou or Louise
1667
Tulsi

Meaning: basil

Origin:Hindi
1752
Kismet

Meaning: fate

Origin:Word name
1786
Prairie

Meaning: prairie

Origin:English nature name
1991
Sable

Meaning: animal name

Origin:English
2034
Lionel

Meaning: young lion

Origin:Latin
942
Crosby

Meaning: village with crosses

Origin:Irish
1200
Madden

Meaning: little dog

Origin:Irish
1061
Ripley

Meaning: strip of clearing in the woods

Origin:English
1537
Viva

Meaning: alive, living, life

Origin:Latin
1879
Poet The name Poet has Engish origins and the mea...
Origin:English word name
2349
Otter Otter is an English, German, Dutch and Jewis...
Origin:Animal name
8014
Hester

Meaning: star

Origin:Medieval variation of Esther, Persian
866
Gretchen

Meaning: pearl

Origin:German, diminutive of Margarethe
1046
Denver

Meaning: from Anvers

Origin:English or French place-name and surname
1302
Maple

Meaning: piece of cloth

Origin:English tree name from Latin
849
Myrtle The meaning of Myrtle ‘of the myrtle plant’ ...
Origin:Greek botanical name
886
Origin:American
3018
Barbie The meaning of Barbie is 'stranger', 'foreig...
Origin:Diminutive of Barbara
1896