Hindi Names for Girls

The graceful Indian Suria or Surya may remind Americans more of little Miss Suri Cruise than of the pantheon of Hindi gods and goddesses.

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.

Unlike Pamela and Melanie, Mela feels fresh and unusual.

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.

Feminine form of Cian, a name from Irish legend.

Hip-swayingly evocative.

This Indian name with a Slavic sound definitely has potential.

Might be a little too close to bandita.

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

Accessible, aromatic Indian name.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Hindu goddess name whose meaning makes it one of the prime names for Virgo babies.

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.