Hindi Names for Girls

Kalindi is a lovely, rhythmic name refers to one of the seven sacred rivers of India.

A beautiful Urdu name with a musical sound and a lovely celestial meaning. Sitara got a boost in 2022, potentially from the award-winning 2020 short film "Sitara: Let Girls Dream", bringing awareness to the issue of child marriage.

A popular name in India, several famous Indian women carry this sweet sounding name.

Panna is a name with many allusions — in addition to those above, a serene and sacred city in India and the Italian word for cream. Panna might make a fresh alternative to Anna or Hannah.

Unlike Pamela and Melanie, Mela feels fresh and unusual.

Feminine form of Cian, a name from Irish legend.

Hip-swayingly evocative.

This Indian name with a Slavic sound definitely has potential.

Accessible, aromatic Indian name.

Kerani is a lovely Indo-Pakistani name that could be seen as the Karen of the multicultural future.

Might be a little too close to bandita.

Genuine Indian name some parents turn to as an Amanda alternative; also connected to a network of spiritual communities.

This popular Muslim name would more easily translate to English-speaking cultures in its Bahar form.

The name of the Hindu elephant-headed god of success and wisdom, son of Shiva and Parvati.

When you see it written out and know the meaning, it seems more distinctive than Neil. Pity everyone will understand it as simply, Neil or Neal.

Susmita, also spelled Sushmita which more accurately reflects its pronunciation, is an Indian or Bengali name widely unknown in the Western World but with definite potential.

Delicate and lacy, with less emphasis on the jar syllable.

This simple but alluring name — some might associate it with the Kama Sutra — was chosen by heavy metal rocker Sammy Hagar for his daughter.

A hauntingly lovely Indian name.

Indian name similar in feel to some of the increasingly popular Russian names.