Cradle to AbleMany Indian parents start their search with a letter: the family has picked it from the jyotish chart, or from the grandmother's wish. Choose the letter below. Each page has ten names, five for girls and five for boys, with the meaning and root of every name. Names are modern in sound and grounded in Sanskrit, Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu and other Indian traditions.
AAadhya, Aarav, Aarohi
BBhavya, Bharat, Bhumi
CCharvi, Chaitanya, Chaitra
DDiya, Dhruv, Devika
EEsha, Eshan, Ekta
FFalak, Fahad, Farah
GGauri, Gaurav, Gargi
HHarini, Harsh, Hiya
IIra, Ishaan, Ishani
JJiya, Jai, Jahnavi
KKavya, Kabir, Kiara
LLavanya, Lakshya, Leela
MMyra, Madhav, Meher
NNavya, Neel, Nitya
OOorja, Om, Ojasvi
PPrisha, Pranav, Pari
QQudsia, Qasim, Quratulain
RRiya, Reyansh, Radhika
SSaanvi, Shaurya, Siya
TTara, Tanmay, Tanvi
UUrvi, Uday, Uma
VVanya, Vihaan, Vedika
WWamika, Waman, Waheeda
XXaviera, Xavier, Xenia
YYashvi, Yash, Yami
ZZara, Zayan, Zoya
Every letter page lets you get the list on WhatsApp and download it as a PDF. Q, W and X are rare in Indian names, so those pages say plainly where the names come from.
Read how to choose a baby name, or see names by state.
Please note: there is no official ranking of baby names in India. These are our own picks. Meanings differ between sources, so check with a family elder before you decide.