Choosing a name for your boy in Andhra Pradesh? Families here use Telugu names, sometimes with names from other languages and communities. Below are names that keep appearing in recent Indian and regional name lists, with meanings. They are suggestions and not an official ranking, because India publishes no single list of names by state.
Popular now
- Sai: divine, from Sai Baba
- Rithvik: a priest
- Charan: feet of the divine
- Teja: radiance
- Varun: the rain god
- Pranav: the sacred Om
- Siddharth: one who has achieved his goal
- Karthik: from Kartikeya
Telugu favourites
- Venkat: from Lord Venkateswara
- Srinivas: home of Lakshmi
- Bhargav: descendant of Bhrigu
- Satya: truth
- Surya: the sun
- Naga: a serpent, as in Nagarjuna
Naming traditions in Andhra Pradesh
In Telugu families the family or house name (inti peru) comes first and the given name last, and many families name the baby after a grandparent or choose the first syllable by the baby's nakshatra.
Before you choose
- Say the name aloud with the surname, and check the initials.
- Ask an elder, a priest or a language speaker to confirm the meaning, because meanings vary by source and community.
- Choose one spelling and use it on every document, from the birth certificate to Aadhaar.
- Check how the name sounds and reads in other languages, if your family may move.
More: Girl names in Andhra Pradesh, trending boy names across India, baby names for every state and how to choose a baby name.
Please note: there is no official, single ranking of baby names in India. "Trending" here means names that appear again and again in recent Indian parenting and baby-name lists, and not a count of birth records. Meanings differ between sources, so check with a family elder, a Sanskrit or Arabic dictionary, or your own priest or maulvi before you decide. Spelling matters too: pick one spelling and use it everywhere.