Tamil Boy Names
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of 312 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arull | Divine grace, blessing, favor | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arulmozhi | Words of grace; graceful speech | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arulmurugan | Grace of Lord Murugan (Murugan's blessing) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arulnathan | Lord of grace - a blessed or merciful lord; one who bestows grace | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arulprakash | Light of grace (Arul = grace/blessing; Prakash = light/brightness) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arulraj | King of grace (gracious king) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arulsalvan | Blessed with divine grace and prosperity; a graceful, prosperous young man. | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arumugam | Six-faced; a name of the Hindu god Murugan (Kartikeya). | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arumugan | The six‑faced one; a name of the god Murugan (Kartikeya) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arumugathasan | Six-faced (referring to Lord Murugan/Kartikeya) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arumugavel | Six-faced one (epithet of the Hindu god Murugan), often associated with the vel (spear) | Hindu, Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arumukan | Six-faced; a name/title of the Hindu god Murugan (Kartikeya/Skanda). | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arunasalam | Related to Aruna (dawn, reddish); commonly interpreted as “dawn's peace” or linked to the sacred red mountain (depending on derivation) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Arunraja | Sun-king; king of the dawn | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Bala | Child, young; can be a short form/prefix in names formed with 'Bal-' (related to strength) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Bala Krishnan | Young Krishna; the child form of the Hindu god Krishna. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Balakrishnaiah | Young Krishna - the child form of the Hindu god Krishna. | Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Balamuruganathan | From Bala (young) + Murugan (Tamil god Kartikeya) + nathan (lord/masculine suffix) - roughly 'young Murugan' or 'lord/devotee of the youthful Murugan'. | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Balamurugavel | Young Muruga (the Hindu god) with the Vel (spear); refers to the youthful form of Murugan and his divine spear. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Balasubramaniam | 'Young Subramaniam' - the youthful form of the Hindu god Murugan (Kartikeya). | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Balasubramoniam | Young Subramaniam; child form of Subramanya (Lord Murugan/Kartikeya) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Baskar | Sun; illuminator, 'maker of light' | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Baskaran | Sun; radiant; maker of light | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Bhagiyaraj | King of fortune / fortunate king | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Bhanuprasath | Gift or blessing of the sun | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Bilshan | Unclear/rare name; possibly derived from South Asian elements meaning 'joy', 'splendor', or related to 'Ishan' ('lord') depending on root | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Bogar | Varies by origin: from Old Norse 'bogi' meaning 'bow' (associated with archery/bend); Hungarian 'bogár' meaning 'beetle'; also the proper name Bhogar, a Tamil siddhar/saint. | Hungarian, Norse, Scandinavian, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Candiah | Likely a patronymic or devotional name linked to Kanda (Murugan) - roughly 'son/servant of Kanda' (meaning not fully certain). | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chandrahasan | Moon-smiling; one who has a moon-like smile or visage (Chandra = moon + hasa/hasan = smile/laughter) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chelvan | Prosperous, wealthy | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chinna | Little; small; younger (often 'younger sibling' or 'junior') | Tamil, Telugu | Boy | — | |
| Chinnakannan | Little Kannan / Little Krishna (affectionate diminutive) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chinnakrishnan | Little/young Krishna (diminutive of Krishna) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chinnamuthu | Little pearl | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chinnaraj | Little king / young king | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chinnasamy | 'Chinna' = small/young; 'Saamy/Swamy' = lord/deity - 'little' or 'young lord' (honorific) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chinnathambi | Little/younger brother (term of endearment) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Chinniah | Little one; younger brother | Tamil, Telugu | Boy | — | |
| Coolie | Historically 'hired laborer' or 'porter'; considered derogatory/offensive in many contexts and not recommended as a given name | Tamil, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| Dasappa | Servant/devotee - often interpreted as "servant of God" (dasa + appa) | Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Deepam | Lamp; light; radiant | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Deepan | Lamp; illuminator - one who lights | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Devakumaran | Divine son; prince of the gods (son of God) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Devkumaran | Divine prince or son of God ('Dev' = god, 'Kumaran' = prince/son) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Dharan | Holding; supporting | Bengali, Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Dheena | Related to 'deen' - faith, religion; connotes piety or devoutness | Indian, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Dineshwaran | Lord of the day; Sun god; ruler of the day | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Ekambar | From Sanskrit 'eka' (one) + 'ambara' (garment/sky); associated with the Shiva epithet Ekambareswarar - roughly ‘one who wears a single garment’ or a sacred/sole entity. | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Eshwaran | Lord; God (from Ishvara, a name/title for the supreme deity) | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — | |
| Gajendran | King or lord of elephants | Sanskrit, Tamil | Boy | — |
Tamil Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Tamil-origin name in our dataset.
312
Names in this origin
9
With data in 2024
89
Births 2024
202
Peak year 2017