Indian Boy Names

[Anonymous]

So, I think the difference is that those of raised here in the US know the older names because those are the names we've grown up hearing (Rajiv is like Michael/Matthew), but we are not as aware of the newer names in India. I had only heard of maybe 2 or 3 of the names on the 2013 list: http://www.babycenter.in/l25008325/top-10-indian-boy-names-of-2013#/0

OP - that's a good source of names, I actually really like some of them.

Nice list, I know kids under the age of 5 with 6 of those names! I didn't realize they were currently popular names. I've noticed a large trend to names that start with A though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

So, I think the difference is that those of raised here in the US know the older names because those are the names we've grown up hearing (Rajiv is like Michael/Matthew), but we are not as aware of the newer names in India. I had only heard of maybe 2 or 3 of the names on the 2013 list: http://www.babycenter.in/l25008325/top-10-indian-boy-names-of-2013#/0

OP - that's a good source of names, I actually really like some of them.

PP, there's nothing wrong with the name Michael or Matthew. They're classics as is Rajiv. (You really sound like an insufferable know-it-all.)

[Anonymous]

Tushaar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tushaar

Watch out for names that can be used to tease your child. This can be shortened to "Tush".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tushaar

Watch out for names that can be used to tease your child. This can be shortened to "Tush".

It's too shar. Not tush.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

So, I think the difference is that those of raised here in the US know the older names because those are the names we've grown up hearing (Rajiv is like Michael/Matthew), but we are not as aware of the newer names in India. I had only heard of maybe 2 or 3 of the names on the 2013 list: http://www.babycenter.in/l25008325/top-10-indian-boy-names-of-2013#/0

OP - that's a good source of names, I actually really like some of them.

PP, there's nothing wrong with the name Michael or Matthew. They're classics as is Rajiv. (You really sound like an insufferable know-it-all.)

Geez, when did she say there was something wrong with those names?? I totally agree with her.

[Anonymous]

Do your child a favor and stick with Michael and such.

[Anonymous]

Chirag (sounds nice, almost like Shirock)

[Anonymous]

Tejal

[Anonymous]

Vivan, Armaan, Anay, Daksh, Eshan, Geeth, Hriday, Indr, Karun, Mihir, Nihar, Neev, Neel, Nayan, madhur, om, Pranay, Pranav, preeth, Rishi, raunak, Reyansh, Saarth, salil, samvit, Sagun, yash , Shubh

[Anonymous]

Sahil
Dhruv
Kaustubh
Neel
Shaan
Ayush
Armaan
Samar
Anant
Vikram
Vaibhav
Viraat
Vipul
Nitin
Mihir
Anant
Utsah

[Anonymous]

Gopal
Giridhar
Murari

[Anonymous]

I like Jay. Surya is a name that I love, but I think Suryaa Bonali creates the popular impression that it is a girl name.

Ravi is nice too but any name with that a sound is likely to be mispronounced as an aa sound.

[Anonymous]

The names I LOVED but my DH (who is not Indian) did not are:

Kavi
Kaveen
Naveen
Aakash
Akshay
Rohin

[Anonymous]

I've always liked Kiran (I'm a non-Indian, fwiw).