Tamil Baby Boy Names Suggestion and Meanings

In this section, you will find strong, meaningful, and timeless names for Tamil boys. Each name embodies a combination of strength, tradition, and positive meaning. You can choose from both modern and classic names here.

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Name	Gender	Meaning	Numerology Number
Aadavan	Boy	The sun	8
Abhinavan	Boy	New and fresh	9
Ahilan	Boy	Knowledgeable one	9
Akilan	Boy	Whole world; complete	3
Alagappan	Boy	Beautiful father; Murugan	6
Amalan	Boy	Pure one	6
Amalraj	Boy	Pure king	2
Ambalavanan	Boy	Shiva of Chidambaram	1
Ammaiappan	Boy	Mother-father; Shiva	4
Amudhan	Boy	Nectar	8
Anbarasan	Boy	King of love	8
Anbarasu	Boy	King of love	5
Anbazhagan	Boy	Beautiful through love	3
Anbu	Boy,Girl	Love; affection	2
Anbuselvan	Boy	Son of love	3
Anjal	Boy	Hollow of hands folded	6
Annadurai	Boy	Elder brother; leader	2
Annamalai	Boy	Shiva of the sacred hill	3
Arasu	Boy	King	6
Aravamudhan	Boy	Insatiable nectar; Vishnu	5
Arivazhagan	Boy	Beauty of knowledge	9
Arivu	Boy	Knowledge	8
Arivumathi	Boy	Wise mind	5
Arockiaraj	Boy	King of good health	6
Arul	Boy	Divine grace	7
Arulappan	Boy	Father of grace	1
Arulmani	Boy	Gem of grace	8
Arulmozhi	Boy,Girl	Gracious words	6
Arulnithi	Boy	Treasure of grace	4
Arulraj	Boy	King of grace	9
Arumugam	Boy	Six-faced one; Murugan	5
Arunagiri	Boy	Red hill; a Tamil saint	8
Ayyanar	Boy	Village guardian deity	4
Ayyappan	Boy	Name of the deity of Sabarimala	9
Azhagan	Boy	Handsome one	4
Azhagesan	Boy	Lord of beauty; Murugan	1
Balachandran	Boy	Crescent moon	7
Balaganesh	Boy	Child Ganesha	7
Balakumar	Boy	Young prince	8
Balamurali	Boy	Young Krishna with flute	9
Balamurugan	Boy	Young Murugan	3
Balan	Boy	Young one; child	3
Balasubramaniam	Boy	Young Kartikeya	2
Bhagyaraj	Boy	Lord of fortune	1
Bhaskaran	Boy	The sun	3
Brihadeeshwar	Boy	Great lord; Shiva	4
Cheran	Boy	Of the Chera dynasty	4
Chezhiyan	Boy	Name of a Pandya king	9
Chidambaram	Boy	Sky of consciousness	1
Chokkanathan	Boy	The handsome lord of Madurai	8
Cholan	Boy	Of the Chola dynasty	8
Dandapani	Boy	One who holds a staff; Lord Murugan	1
Dayalan	Boy	Compassionate one	4
Deepam	Boy	Lamp; light	8
Deivasigamani	Boy	Divine crest jewel	6
Devanathan	Boy	Lord of the gods	9
Dhanasekar	Boy	Gatherer of wealth	1
Dhandayudhapani	Boy	Murugan holding a staff	5
Dharaneesh	Boy	Lord of the earth	2
Dharmalingam	Boy	Lord Shiva as dharma	2
Dharun	Boy	Sustainer; support	3
Dheeran	Boy	Brave; courageous	1
Doraiswamy	Boy	Master; lord	2
Durai	Boy	Master; lord	8
Duraimurugan	Boy	Lord Murugan	4
Durairaj	Boy	Noble king	1
Ekambaram	Boy	Lord of the mango tree temple	2
Elango	Boy	Young prince	9
Elavarasan	Boy	Crown prince	4
Ezhil	Boy,Girl	Beauty; grace	6
Ezhilan	Boy	Handsome one	3
Ezhilarasan	Boy	Prince of beauty	6
Ganesan	Boy	Lord Ganesha	7
Ganeshram	Boy	Ganesha and Rama	5
Gangadharan	Boy	Bearer of the Ganga	4
Giridharan	Boy	Holder of the mountain	8
Gnanam	Boy	Wisdom; knowledge	5
Gnanaprakasam	Boy	Light of wisdom	9
Gnanasekar	Boy	Crown of wisdom	1
Gopalan	Boy	Protector of cows	3
Govindan	Boy	Lord Govinda	5
Govindarajan	Boy	King Govinda	8
Guhan	Boy	Dweller in the heart's cave; Murugan	6
Gunalan	Boy	Man of virtue	7
Gunasekaran	Boy	Crown of virtues	4
Gurumurthy	Boy	Embodiment of the guru	1
Guruswamy	Boy	Revered teacher	4
Hariharan	Boy	Vishnu and Shiva united	6
Hariharasudhan	Boy	Son of Harihara; Ayyappa	5
Ilamaran	Boy	Young warrior	6
Ilamparithi	Boy	Young sun	8
Ilanchezhiyan	Boy	Young Pandya king	9
Ilango	Boy	Young prince	4
Ilavarasan	Boy	Prince	8
Ilavazhagan	Boy	Young handsome one	3
Ilayaraja	Boy	Young king	6
Inban	Boy	Joyful one	4
Inbaraj	Boy	King of joy	1
Iniyan	Boy	Sweet-natured person	9
Iniyavan	Boy	Sweet-natured person	5
Jambulingam	Boy	Shiva of Jambukeswaram	4
Janakiraman	Boy	Rama consort of Janaki	3
Jayamohan	Boy	Victorious charmer	7
Jayaseelan	Boy	Of victorious character	3
Jayavel	Boy	Victorious spear	4
Jebakumar	Boy	Son of prayer	1
Jebaraj	Boy	King of prayer	2
Jeeva	Boy	Life	7
Jesudas	Boy	Servant of Jesus	7
Jyothilingam	Boy	Shiva lingam of light	8
Kaalappan	Boy	Father of time	1
Kabilan	Boy	Named after Tamil poet Kapilar	5
Kalaiarasan	Boy	King of the arts	7
Kalaimani	Boy	Gem of the arts	8
Kalaiselvan	Boy	Treasure of the arts	8
Kalaivanan	Boy	Master of fine arts	5
Kalimuthu	Boy	Pearl of goddess Kali	8
Kalyanaraman	Boy	Auspicious Lord Rama	4
Kalyanasundaram	Boy	Auspicious and handsome one	3
Kamalahasan	Boy	Lotus-like smile	1
Kamalakannan	Boy	Lotus-eyed one	4
Kamaraj	Boy	King of desire	1
Kamban	Boy	Tamil poet of the Ramayana	6
Kanagaraj	Boy	King of gold	1
Kanakasabai	Boy	Golden hall; Nataraja	8
Kanchinathan	Boy	Lord of Kanchi; Shiva	5
Kandan	Boy	Lord Murugan	9
Kandaswamy	Boy	Lord Skanda	4
Kangeyan	Boy	Son of Ganga; Murugan	6
Kannabiran	Boy	Lord Krishna	4
Kannadasan	Boy	Servant of Krishna	8
Kannan	Boy	Lord Krishna	1
Kannappan	Boy	Devotee who offered his eyes	7
Kapaleeshwar	Boy	Lord Shiva of Mylapore	3
Kapilan	Boy	Name of a Tamil poet	1
Karikalan	Boy	Great Chola king	6
Karmugilan	Boy	Dark rain cloud; Krishna	8
Karthikeyan	Boy	Son of the Krittikas; Murugan	6
Karunanidhi	Boy	Treasure of compassion	2
Karuppasamy	Boy	Dark guardian deity	7
Kasilingam	Boy	Shiva lingam of Kashi	6
Kasturiranga	Boy	Lord Ranganatha fragrant as musk	5
Kathir	Boy	Ray of light	4
Kathiravan	Boy	The sun	6
Kathiravel	Boy	Shining spear	8
Kathiresan	Boy	Lord of Kathirgamam; Murugan	7
Kathirvel	Boy	Radiant spear of Murugan	7
Kaviarasu	Boy	King of poets	4
Kavin	Boy	Beauty; handsome	3
Kavinesh	Boy	Lord of poets	8
Kaviraman	Boy	Charming poet	9
Kirubakaran	Boy	Merciful one	8
Kovalan	Boy	Hero of Silappatikaram	4
Krishnaswamy	Boy	Lord Krishna	8
Kulasekaran	Boy	Crown of the clan	6
Kulottunga	Boy	Exalted of the clan; Chola king	7
Kumanan	Boy	Ancient Tamil chieftain	3
Kumaraguru	Boy	Divine teacher Murugan	6
Kumaran	Boy	Youthful one; Murugan	7
Kumaravel	Boy	Spear of Lord Kumara	5
Kumaresan	Boy	Lord Kumara; Murugan	4
Kuppuswamy	Boy	Lord Murugan	4
Lakshmanan	Boy	Endowed with auspicious signs	4
Magizhan	Boy	Joyful one	7
Mahadevan	Boy	Great god; Shiva	6
Mahalingam	Boy	Great linga; Shiva	7
Maheshwaran	Boy	Supreme lord; Shiva	3
Manickam	Boy	Ruby; precious gem	2
Manikandan	Boy	Jewel-necked one; Lord Ayyappa	1
Manikkavasagar	Boy	One whose words are rubies; Shaiva saint	3
Manimaran	Boy	Jewel-like Kamadeva	3
Manivannan	Boy	Jewel-hued; Krishna	4
Manoharan	Boy	Captivating; charming	4
Mariappan	Boy	Devotee of Goddess Mariamman	8
Mathivanan	Boy	Wise and handsome	4
Meenakshisundaram	Boy	Handsome consort of Meenakshi; Shiva	5
Meiyappan	Boy	Father of truth	1
Mithran	Boy	Friend; the sun	2
Mohanakrishnan	Boy	Enchanting Krishna	2
Mohanasundaram	Boy	Enchantingly handsome	8
Mohanraj	Boy	Charming king	8
Mukilan	Boy	Cloud	9
Mukundan	Boy	Giver of liberation; Vishnu	9
Murugadas	Boy	Devotee of Murugan	6
Murugan	Boy	Beautiful one; Lord Kartikeya	5
Murugappan	Boy	Father Murugan	2
Murugavel	Boy	Murugan's spear	3
Murugesan	Boy	Lord Murugan	2
Muthaiah	Boy	Precious pearl	9
Muthalagan	Boy	Pearl-like handsome one	8
Mutharasan	Boy	King of pearls	8
Muthu	Boy	Pearl	2
Muthukrishnan	Boy	Pearl-like Krishna	6
Muthukumar	Boy	Pearl-like prince; Murugan	3
Muthuraman	Boy	Pearl-like Rama	4
Muthuswamy	Boy	Pearl lord	2
Muthuvel	Boy	Pearl spear; Murugan	5
Nachimuthu	Boy	Precious pearl	1
Nagarajan	Boy	King of serpents	4
Nakkeeran	Boy	Sangam-era Tamil poet	8
Nallasivam	Boy	Benevolent Shiva	5
Nallathambi	Boy	Good younger brother	3
Namachivayam	Boy	Salutation to Shiva	3
Nambi	Boy	Trustworthy one	3
Nandanar	Boy	Nayanar saint devotee of Shiva	4
Narasimhan	Boy	Man-lion Vishnu	8
Narayanan	Boy	Lord Vishnu	8
Narendran	Boy	King of men	8
Natarajan	Boy	Lord of dance; Shiva	8
Navaneethakrishnan	Boy	Butter-loving Krishna	5
Naveenraj	Boy	New king	9
Nedumaran	Boy	Tall warrior; Pandya king	1
Nedunchezhiyan	Boy	Great Pandya king	4
Neelakantan	Boy	Blue-throated Shiva	8
Neelamegam	Boy	Blue cloud; Vishnu	4
Nilavan	Boy	Moon	1
Nityanandan	Boy	Eternally joyful	9
Paari	Boy	Generous ancient Tamil chieftain	9
Palani	Boy	Murugan of the Palani hill	8
Palaniappan	Boy	Lord of Palani hill	2
Palanisamy	Boy	Lord of Palani	3
Palanivel	Boy	Spear-bearer of Palani	2
Pandiyan	Boy	Of the Pandya dynasty	3
Panneerselvam	Boy	Wealth of rose water	1
Paramasivam	Boy	The supreme Shiva	6
Paranjyoti	Boy	The supreme light	3
Paranthaman	Boy	The supreme one	8
Parimalan	Boy	Fragrant one	4
Parthiban	Boy	Warrior king; Arjuna	8
Paulraj	Boy	King like Saint Paul	7
Periyasamy	Boy	The great lord	6
Perumal	Boy	Great one; Lord Vishnu	5
Piraisoodi	Boy	One wearing the crescent moon	7
Ponnambalam	Boy	The golden hall of Chidambaram	3
Ponnusamy	Boy	Golden lord	3
Ponraj	Boy	Golden king	2
Ponvannan	Boy	Golden-hued	3
Prabhakaran	Boy	The sun; maker of light	1
Pragadeesh	Boy	Lord of the great temple	3
Priyan	Boy	Beloved one	2
Pugazh	Boy	Fame; glory	7
Pugazhendi	Boy	One bearing fame	3
Pushparaj	Boy	King of flowers	2
Raghavan	Boy	Descendant of Raghu; Lord Rama	9
Raghunathan	Boy	Lord of the Raghus	5
Raghuraman	Boy	Rama delighting the Raghu clan	3
Raghuvaran	Boy	Best of the Raghus	3
Rajagopalan	Boy	King Gopala; Krishna	6
Rajalingam	Boy	Royal linga; Shiva	5
Rajaraja	Boy	King of kings	6
Rajarathinam	Boy	Jewel among kings	6
Rajasekaran	Boy	Crown among kings	9
Rajavel	Boy	King with the spear; Murugan	6
Rajendran	Boy	Lord among kings	4
Ramachandran	Boy	Rama gentle as the moon	6
Ramalingam	Boy	Linga worshipped by Rama	8
Ramamurthy	Boy	Image of Rama	3
Ramanan	Boy	Delightful one	8
Ramanathan	Boy	Shiva, worshipped by Rama	1
Ramasubramanian	Boy	Rama and Lord Murugan	2
Ramaswamy	Boy	Lord Rama	6
Ramprabhu	Boy	Lord Rama	8
Rangan	Boy	Delightful; Lord Vishnu	1
Rangarajan	Boy	King of the stage; Vishnu	4
Rangaswamy	Boy	Lord Ranganatha	5
Rathinam	Boy	Gem; precious stone	3
Rathnavel	Boy	Jewelled spear of Murugan	2
Ratnam	Boy	Precious jewel	4
Ravichandran	Boy	Sun and moon together	5
Ravindran	Boy	Lord of the sun	2
Sabarish	Boy	Lord of Sabarimala	5
Sakthivel	Boy	Divine spear of Murugan	8
Sambandam	Boy	Relation; name of a Shaiva saint	5
Sankaranarayanan	Boy	Shiva and Vishnu united	1
Sarangapani	Boy	Vishnu who holds the Sharanga bow	2
Saravanan	Boy	Murugan born in Saravana lake	1
Selvakumar	Boy	Prosperous son	6
Selvam	Boy	Wealth; prosperity	9
Selvamani	Boy	Jewel of prosperity	6
Selvan	Boy	Prosperous one	1
Selvaraj	Boy	King of wealth	7
Senthil	Boy	Lord Murugan of Tiruchendur	6
Senthilnathan	Boy	Lord of Tiruchendur	1
Sethupathi	Boy	Lord of the bridge	1
Sethuraman	Boy	Rama of the bridge	3
Shanmugam	Boy	Six-faced Lord Murugan	7
Sitaraman	Boy	Rama consort of Sita	6
Sivaguru	Boy	Shiva the teacher	1
Sivakarthikeyan	Boy	Kartikeya son of Shiva	3
Sivakumar	Boy	Son of Shiva; Murugan	7
Sivalingam	Boy	Sacred emblem of Shiva	8
Sivaprakasam	Boy	Light of Shiva	5
Somasundaram	Boy	Beautiful lord with the moon	4
Subramaniam	Boy	Lord Murugan; dear to Brahmins	4
Sundaram	Boy	Beautiful	1
Sundaramurthy	Boy	Beautiful form	3
Sundararajan	Boy	Beautiful king	5
Sundaresan	Boy	Beautiful lord	8
Swaminathan	Boy	Lord of lords; Murugan	6
Tamiliniyan	Boy	Sweet as Tamil	1
Tamilselvan	Boy	Treasure of Tamil	2
Tamilvanan	Boy	Beauty of Tamil	8
Thamaraikannan	Boy	Lotus-eyed one	9
Thamizh	Boy,Girl	The Tamil language	4
Thamizharasan	Boy	King of Tamil	4
Thamizhvanan	Boy	Beauty of Tamil	2
Thandavarayan	Boy	Lord of the cosmic dance	4
Thangadurai	Boy	Golden lord	5
Thangamani	Boy	Golden gem	7
Thangaraj	Boy	Golden king	8
Thangavel	Boy	Golden spear of Murugan	9
Thanigaivel	Boy	Spear of Tiruttani's Murugan	9
Thanikachalam	Boy	Murugan of Tiruttani hill	3
Thaninayagam	Boy	Unique leader	6
Thayumanavan	Boy	Lord who became mother; Shiva	6
Thennarasu	Boy	King of the south	4
Thillai	Boy	Sacred Chidambaram	8
Thillainathan	Boy	Lord of Thillai	3
Thiru	Boy	Sacred, revered	4
Thiruchelvam	Boy	Sacred wealth	5
Thirugnanam	Boy	Divine wisdom	9
Thirukumaran	Boy	Sacred son; Murugan	2
Thirumal	Boy	Sacred lord; Vishnu	3
Thirumalai	Boy	Sacred hill of Tirumala	4
Thirumavalavan	Boy	Great Chola king	1
Thirumoorthy	Boy	The holy trinity	1
Thirumurugan	Boy	Sacred Murugan	9
Thirunavukkarasu	Boy	King of divine speech; Appar	9
Thiruselvan	Boy	Blessed with wealth	5
Thiruvarul	Boy	Divine grace	6
Thiruvengadam	Boy	Sacred Venkata hill	8
Thiyagu	Boy	Sacrifice; short of Thyagaraja	1
Thulasitharan	Boy	Wearer of the tulsi garland	8
Udayakumar	Boy	Son of the dawn	8
Udayasooriyan	Boy	The rising sun	6
Ulaganathan	Boy	Lord of the world	1
Vadivel	Boy	Beautiful spear	3
Vairamuthu	Boy	Diamond and pearl	8
Vairavan	Boy	Fierce form of Shiva	7
Vaitheeswaran	Boy	Lord of healing	2
Vaithilingam	Boy	Healing Shiva linga	8
Vaiyapuri	Boy	Murugan of Palani	5
Valavan	Boy	Prosperous one; Chola title	1
Vallal	Boy	Generous patron	6
Vallinayagam	Boy	Consort of Valli	1
Valluvan	Boy	Poet Thiruvalluvar	6
Vanchinathan	Boy	Lord of Vanchiyam temple	7
Varadachari	Boy	Follower of the boon-giver	5
Vasanthakumar	Boy	Prince of spring	6
Vasudevan	Boy	Son of Vasudeva	1
Veerabahu	Boy	Strong-armed; Murugan's commander	2
Veeramani	Boy	Jewel among the brave	7
Veeran	Boy	Valiant warrior	2
Veerapandian	Boy	Brave Pandya king	2
Velan	Boy	Spear-bearer; Murugan	9
Velayudham	Boy	One armed with the spear	4
Velmurugan	Boy	Murugan who bears the spear	8
Velraj	Boy	King with the spear	5
Velu	Boy	Spear of Murugan	6
Velusamy	Boy	Lord Murugan of the spear	1
Vendhan	Boy	King, ruler	5
Venkatachalam	Boy	Venkata hill, Vishnu's abode	4
Venkataraman	Boy	Lord Venkata, Vishnu	4
Vetrimaaran	Boy	Victorious warrior	5
Vetriselvan	Boy	Son of victory	3
Vetrivel	Boy	Victorious spear	5
Vijayaraghavan	Boy	Victorious Rama	5
Vijayarangan	Boy	Victorious Ranganatha	6
Vijayasarathy	Boy	Victorious charioteer	7
Vishakan	Boy	Lord Murugan	4
Yogeshwaran	Boy	Lord of yoga	1

Browse Baby Names by Alphabet (A to Z)

Browse through every type of baby name, organized alphabetically. A wide variety of beautiful and meaningful names—ranging from A to Z—are available here. Finding a simple yet lovely name for your child becomes effortless here.

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Aabharana

Jewel and ornament

Aadarshini

Idealistic

Aadavan

The sun

Aadesh

Command; instruction

Aadhya

First power; primordial

Aadi

First; beginning

Aadil

Just; fair

Aadrik

Mountain

Aadyasha

First hope

Aagney

Son of Agni

Aagya

Command; permission

Aahan

Dawn; first light of day

Aaima

Leader

Aaina

Mirror

Aakash

Sky; open space

Baby Names by Rashi (Zodiac Sign)

Choose a name for your baby based on their zodiac sign. Each name will have been chosen according to astrological rules and will have been regarded as good and meaningful. This can also help you choose a name for your baby that starts with the correct letter, based on their zodiac sign.

Aries

Mesha

Taurus

Vrishabha

Gemini

Mithuna

Cancer

Karka

Leo

Simha

Virgo

Kanya

Libra

Tula

Scorpio

Vrischika

Sagittarius

Dhanu

Capricorn

Makara

Aquarius

Kumbha

Pisces

Meena

Baby Names by Nakshatra (Birth Star)

Use the nakshatra of your new baby to choose their name from the list of auspicious/ meaningful names that we have provided, which are considered to be astrologically appropriate for each specific nakshatra.

Anuradha › Ardra › Ashlesha › Ashwini › Bharani › Chitra › Dhanishtha › Hasta › Jyeshtha › Krittika › Magha › Moola › Mrigashira › Punarvasu › Purva Ashadha › Purva Bhadrapada › Purva Phalguni › Pushya › Revati › Rohini › Shatabhisha › Shravana › Swati › Uttara Ashadha › Uttara Bhadrapada › Uttara Phalguni › Vishakha ›

Baby Names by Religion

Explore baby names based on your religion. You will find meaningful and traditional names for Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and other religious communities. Each name has been selected with its cultural heritage and values in mind.

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