| India is a country of several cultures and religions | | | | used in this community are Mohan meaning attractive |
| where people with different norms, values, language | | | | and Rahul means son of Lord Buddha or efficient. |
| and religion are living together as a nation. The | | | | Globally we find people naming their child after a |
| traditional religion in India is Hinduism followed by about | | | | celebrity, so in India too people name their kids after |
| 80 per cent of the population. The next high | | | | famous personalities like film stars, sports heroes, |
| percentage of population is that of Muslims who follow | | | | political leaders or leading personalities in their favorite |
| Islam; their number being next to that of people | | | | fields. Hrithik is one example which is after the famous |
| following Hinduism. Besides Hinduism and Islam, | | | | Indian actor Hrithik Roshan. |
| different sections of the population of the country | | | | Islam is the second popular religion of the region. Some |
| follow many other religions like Buddhism, Sikh, and | | | | Muslim names coinciding with that of famous film |
| Christianity. Therefore, while discussing Indian baby | | | | personalities are Shahrukh Khan, Amir Khan, Salman |
| names we have to consider the names of other | | | | Khan and Saif Ali Khan. Name Amir means |
| major religions as well as Hinduism. Apart from religious | | | | prosperous and populous. Some other popular names |
| divisions, there are also multiple linguistic societies, the | | | | among Muslims are Omar which means gifted |
| major languages spoken in India are Sindhi, Punjabi, | | | | speaker, Sameer meaning early morning, meaning of |
| Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Parse, | | | | Faisal is sword or decisive and Humayun, the name of |
| Assamese, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada | | | | a famous Mughal Emperor in India, has the meaning |
| and many more. | | | | fortunate. |
| As per the population of India, Hinduism is the most | | | | Other religions in India includes Sikh. One of the popular |
| followed religion in the region but still India is not to be | | | | names used in the Sikh community is Aakash, meaning |
| considered a Hindu country. Majority of the Hindus are | | | | the sky. Other names include Amrit means nector, |
| still conservative and follow their old traditions like their | | | | Balwinder meaning powerful King, then Chander |
| belief in star calculations, consulting Pundits for every | | | | means moon, Dalbir means the brave soldier. |
| important decision, believing in 7 births of a person and | | | | Buddhism is another popular religion in the region. |
| so many such beliefs which have a great influence on | | | | Popular names used by the community are Diki |
| their decision making. Therefore, in the selection of | | | | meaning healthy and wealthy, Karma which means a |
| name for their child too, they consider all these factors | | | | star, Nima is another name of sun in Buddhism and |
| consulting their Pundits to do astronomical calculations | | | | prosperity is the meaning of Tashi. |
| and suggest the best name that will bring luck to their | | | | These are only a sample of names in different Indian |
| child. Even today, there are many typical Hindus who | | | | communities. There are are any number of names |
| are still deeply involved into their religion and prefer to | | | | available in lists on the internet. There are websites |
| name their child with their Lord’s name like Krishna, | | | | exclusively proving list of Indian baby names with |
| Rama, Govinda, Shiva, Radha, Parvathi, Ganga etc. A | | | | plenty of different and unique names to make a |
| popular name in Hindu community is Ritesh, who was | | | | choice. |
| the Lord of Seasons or Lord of truth. Other names | | | | |