| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baijayanthi | Garland of victory; the mythical garland of the god Vishnu | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Baijayanti | Garland of victory; victorious garland | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Baishalee | Derived from Vaishali - 'of Vaishali' (the ancient Indian city); a feminine given name. | Indian | Girl | — | |
| Baishalini | Woman from Vaishali; belonging to the ancient city of Vaishali; often interpreted as 'of Vaishali' or 'royal/prosperous'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Baka | Varies by culture: in Japanese 'fool/idiot'; in South Slavic languages 'grandmother' (affectionate); also an ethnonym (Baka people) and a classical proper name in Indian texts. | Indian, Japanese | Unisex | — | |
| Bakthi | Devotion; loving devotion or reverence, especially toward the divine | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Bakul | Fragrant tree or flower (Mimusops elengi), commonly called the Bakul or Spanish cherry | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bakula | Name of a fragrant flowering tree (Mimusops elengi); 'fragrant flower' or 'beloved'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Balachander | Young moon; child of the moon | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Baladev | From bala (child/young/strong) + dev (god) - 'divine/young god'; an epithet of Balarama | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Balagopalan Menon | Bala (child) + Gopalan (protector of cows), i.e., the child form of Lord Krishna; Menon is a Malayalam surname/title. | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Balagovind | Young Govinda; the child form of Lord Krishna | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Balakrish | Young Krishna; the child form of the Hindu god Krishna | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Balakrishna | Child or young form of the Hindu god Krishna | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Balakrishnaiyer | Child Krishna (young form of Lord Krishna); 'Iyer' denotes a Tamil Brahmin family name. | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Balakrishnan Menon | Balakrishnan: 'bala' (child) + 'Krishnan' (Krishna) = 'child Krishna'; Menon: traditional hereditary Kerala surname/title (associated with the Nair community). | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Balaram | Balaram means 'strong Rama' - the elder brother of Krishna, symbolizing strength and agriculture. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Balas | From Sanskrit 'Bala' meaning 'strength' or 'child/youth' - conveys 'strong' or 'young one'. | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Baldev | Lord of strength; mighty/strong god | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Balia | Uncertain - possibly derived from Sanskrit 'Bali' meaning 'strong, powerful' or relating to a sacrificial/offering context; can also be a family or place name without a specific lexical meaning. | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Balrajdeep | Light of royal strength (bal 'strength/child' + raj 'king/rule' + deep 'lamp/light') | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Balram | From Sanskrit Bala ('strength' or 'young') + Rama - 'strong/powerful Rama'; name of Krishna's elder brother | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Balu | From Sanskrit bāla: "child, young"; can also connote youthful strength or vigor. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bamadev | From Sanskrit Vamadeva: Vama (left/pleasant) + deva (god) - an epithet/aspect of Shiva, often rendered 'pleasant god' or 'god of the left'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bandhul | Friend; kinsman; relative | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bankim | Possibly 'of the forest' or 'forest-dweller' (etymology uncertain; name well known from Bengali writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay). | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Bansilal | Beloved of the flute; associated with Lord Krishna | Hindu, Indian | Boy | — | |
| Bappi | Affectionate pet name meaning 'father' or 'beloved father' (used as a familiar male nickname) | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Barati | Indian: often refers to a member of the groom's wedding party or treated as a variant of Bharati meaning 'devoted to speech' (linked to goddess Saraswati). Hungarian: 'friendly' or 'of a friend'. | Indian | Girl | — | |
| Barot | Bard; storyteller; genealogist (traditional bardic caste) | Gujarati, Indian | Boy | — | |
| Barun | Derived from Varuna, the Vedic god of water; often interpreted as 'lord of the waters' or 'god of the sea'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Basant | Spring; springtime (associated with the festival Basant/Basant Panchami) | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Basanta Kumar | Basanta = 'spring' (season); Kumar = 'boy, prince, son' - together: 'prince/youth of spring' or 'spring prince'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Basanta Kumar Behera | Basanta = 'spring' (season); Kumar = 'prince' / 'young man' / 'son'; Behera = an Odia family surname (regional family name) | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Basanta Lal | Basanta = 'spring'; Lal = 'beloved' or 'red' - together often interpreted as 'beloved of spring'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Basanth | Spring; springtime | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Basanthi | Of the spring; springtime - fresh, vibrant, associated with renewal | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Basava | Bull; name of Nandi (Shiva's sacred bull); associated with the 12th-century saint Basavanna | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Basu | From Sanskrit 'Vasu' meaning 'wealth, good, or excellent'; also used as a short form of Basudev (Vasudeva). | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Basudha | Earth; Mother Earth | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Beejai | Commonly linked to Sanskrit vijay/bijay meaning "victory"; can also be read as a modern compound "bee + jai" or as the spoken form of the initials B.J. | Indian, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Beejoy | Victorious joy / joyful victory | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Beera Ram | Brave Ram | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Bejoy | Victory, victorious | Indian | Boy | — | |
| Bhadriprasad | Auspicious blessing; blessed with auspicious grace | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bhageerath | Name of the legendary king who brought the River Ganges to earth; 'one who brought (the Ganges)' | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bhagirath | Name of the legendary king who brought the River Ganges (Ganga) to earth; 'one who brought down the Ganges' or 'accomplisher of great penance'. | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bhagirathi | Name of the river Ganges; Goddess Ganga; ‘one brought down by King Bhagiratha’ or descendant/daughter of Bhagiratha | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Bhagwath | Belonging to or devoted to God; divine, blessed | Indian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Bhagwathi | Goddess; the divine or blessed female - an epithet of the Hindu Mother Goddess | Indian, Sanskrit | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Indian-origin name in our dataset.
