Baby name finder
Look through names with their meanings, keep the ones you love and let the whole family vote.
PrivateNo uploadsRuns in your browserFind a name you will say a million times
Over 4,000 names from India and around the world, each with its meaning. Take your time. Heart the ones that feel right.
More ways to chooseLanguage, birth star, length
Gathering names...
Your shortlist stays in this browser on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Ways families choose a name
There is no wrong way. Most families mix these.
By meaning
A name is a wish you give your child. Many parents start with a word they love, such as light, kindness or victory, and look for names that carry it.
By birth star
Many Hindu families pick the first sound from the baby's birth star (nakshatra). Each star has four sounds, one for each quarter. Your family priest can tell you the exact one.
By family tradition
Some families keep a grandparent's name, or the family deity's name, for the first child. Others take the first letter from a parent's name. Ask the elders. They often have a story to tell.
The naming day
Many families hold a naming day: peyar sootum vizha in Tamil homes, naamkaran across India, aqiqah in Muslim families, a christening or baptism in Christian ones. Often the name is said softly to the baby first, then shared with everyone.
The name number uses Chaldean letter values (A I J Q Y 1, B K R 2, C G L S 3, D M T 4, E H N X 5, U V W 6, O Z 7, F P 8), added until one digit is left. It is just for fun.
For the little one on the way
A name with a meaning you can tell them one day
The first word they hear. You will say it at every feed, every hug, every goodnight.
BeforeLong lists, no meanings, endless family chats
With sdevNames with meaning, a shortlist and a family vote
The family votes
Pass the phone around. Everyone taps the name they love.
Said with love
Say it with your family name and hear how it sounds.
How to find a baby name
Search or pick a few choices
Type a name or a meaning such as light or moon, or pick boy or girl, a first letter, a birth star or a language.
Heart the names you love
Tap the heart on a name to keep it. Type your family name to hear how each one sounds in full.
Share with the family
Open Shortlist, save the card picture or copy a link, and let everyone pick their favourite.
Good to know
- Search a meaning word such as moon, river, light or victory to see every name with it.
- Boy and Girl also show names used for both.
- Say each shortlisted name out loud with your family name. It helps more than you think.
- Ctrl+C with nothing selected copies the names on screen with their meanings.
Where people use it
Name by birth star
Pick the nakshatra and see names that begin with the right sound.
Name with a lovely meaning
Search a meaning like moon or light and see names that carry it.
Tamil names in Tamil letters
See each Tamil name written in Tamil, with its meaning.
Ask the family
Save a shortlist and share a link so everyone can vote.
Make the naming day card
Make an invitation for the naming ceremony.
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Why this one
It mixes meaning, first letter and birth star in one search, and turns your shortlist into a card the family can vote on.
- Over 3000 boy and girl names with meanings.
- Many languages and traditions, from Tamil to Arabic and Christian names.
- Shortlist, share link and a name card picture.
- Your shortlist stays on your device.
What you can change
- Boy or girl
- First letter
- Birth star
- Language
- Name length
- Sort order
People find this page by searching
- baby names with meaning
- baby boy names
- baby girl names
- tamil baby names
- baby names by nakshatra
- baby names starting with a
- unique baby names
- hindu baby names
- modern tamil boy names
- baby names by meaning
- christian baby names
- muslim baby names
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Questions people ask
How do I find a name by birth star (nakshatra)?
Pick the baby's birth star in the Birth star box. The starting sounds for that star show below it, such as Chu, Che, Cho and La for Ashwini, and only names that begin with those sounds stay. Families follow slightly different lists, so check with your elders or priest.
Where do the meanings come from?
Each meaning is the common meaning of the word in its language, checked by hand. A name was left out when its meaning was not clear, rather than guessing one.
What is the name number?
It is the Chaldean name number: each letter has a value from 1 to 8, the values are added and the digits are added again until one digit is left. It is a fun extra, not a rule.
Can I share my shortlist with my family?
Yes. Open Shortlist and press Copy share link, or save the family vote card and send it in the family chat. The names travel inside the link itself. The list also saves as Excel, Word or text.
Is my shortlist saved or sent anywhere?
Your shortlist is kept only in this browser on this device. Nothing is sent to a server. Clear shortlist removes it.