Hindu Baby Names – Modern & Traditional Name Ideas

🧒🏻 Modern & Traditional Hindu Baby Boy Names

Name	Meaning	Type	Inspiration
Aarav	Peaceful, calm	Modern	Virtue
Advait	Unique, Non-dual	Traditional	Vedanta philosophy
Aryan	Noble, honorable	Modern	Sanskrit/Vedic
Bhavin	Living, existing	Traditional	Spiritual
Devansh	Part of God	Modern	Dev (God)
Ishaan	Sun, Lord Shiva	Traditional	Deity (Shiva)
Kartik	One who bestows courage	Traditional	Lord Murugan/Kartikeya
Lakshya	Aim, Target	Modern	Focused life path
Madhav	Another name of Krishna	Traditional	Deity (Krishna)
Neil	Blue, Champion	Modern	Krishna (Neelkanth)
Omkar	Divine sound ‘Om’	Traditional	Vedic Sound
Parth	King, Prince	Traditional	Arjuna (Mahabharata)
Rian	Kingly, Little prince	Modern	Celtic + Indian blend
Shaurya	Bravery, Valor	Modern	Virtue
Yuvraj	Crown Prince	Traditional	Royal title

Name	Meaning	Type	Inspiration
Aanya	Graceful, Favor	Modern	Sanskrit Virtue
Anika	Graceful, Goddess Durga	Modern	Deity
Bhavya	Grand, Splendid	Traditional	Virtue
Charvi	Beautiful, Lovely	Modern	Nature-inspired
Diya	Lamp, Light	Modern	Spiritual symbolism
Eesha	Purity, Goddess Parvati	Traditional	Deity
Gauri	Fair, Goddess Durga	Traditional	Deity
Ira	Earth, Saraswati	Modern	Goddess
Kavya	Poem, Poetic	Modern	Creative name
Meera	Devotee of Krishna	Traditional	Historical/spiritual
Nandini	Daughter, Sacred cow	Traditional	Devi name
Ridhima	Prosperity, Full of love	Modern	Abundance theme
Saanvi	Knowledge, Goddess Lakshmi	Modern	Goddess
Trisha	Desire, Thirst	Modern	Philosophical
Veda	Sacred knowledge	Traditional	Hindu scriptures

Nakshatra Based: Many families consult an astrologer to find a name starting with the syllable tied to the baby’s birth nakshatra.
Goddess/God Inspired: Names of deities bring spiritual resonance (e.g., Krishna, Lakshmi, Shiva).
Short & Easy to Pronounce: Many modern names are concise yet meaningful.
Blend of East & West: Hybrid names like Rian, Kiara, or Vedant are gaining popularity.