I am lucky to live in an area with a lot of diversity and plenty of opportunities to explore other cultures!
Many years ago, I had a roommate from an Indian family who was raised very traditionally and she invited me to several events (including her wedding) where I was able to experience firsthand the vibrant food, clothing, dance and other cultural elements of India!
Indian girl names represent this colorful culture and often drawing inspiration from the many different religions and cultures.
While this list is a curated collection of modern Indian girl names, you could easily find more traditional names online, if you were interested.
Because so many Indian names are derived from the religions and cultures in India, I am including meanings so you can better understand the origin! If you’re interested in cool and modern Indian boy names – check out this post!
The Best Indian Girl Names:
- Aarna – Goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity
- Aditi – Means “boundless, freedom and security”
- Adra – Means “beauty”
- Adya – Means “Mother Earth”
- Aisha – Means “alive and prosperous”
- Amara – Means “immortal or eternal”. This has appeared on other lists as well. Sometimes it is difficult to trace the true origin of a name, particularly when it spams so many cultures like Amara.
- Amita – In Sanskrit, means “limitless”
- Amna – Means “peace, desire and safety”
- Anisha – Means “sleepless”
- Anushka – Means “grace, favor”
- Arya – Means “noble goddess”
- Asha – Comes from the Sanskrit word for hope and desire
- Avani – Means “the good earth”
- Bali – Means “soldier”
- Bodhi – Refers to the Bodhi tree and means “enlightenment”
- Chaitali – Means “one who is born in the month of Chaitra”
- Charita – Means “good” in Sanskrit
- Chetana – Means “perceptive and conscious”
- Daksha – Means “earth”
- Danika – Means “morning star”
- Darsha – Means “to have vision”
- Daya – Means “kindness and compassion”
- Divya – Means “divine” or “divine brilliance” – wow!
- Elina – Means “smart” or “intelligent”
- Gina – Means “silvery”
- Gini – Means “golden”
- Giva – Means “hill of high place”
- Harita – Means “green” or “nature”
- Harisha – Means “happiness”, how sweet!
- Ila – Means “earth”
- Ina – Means “mother of all”
- Indira – Means “beauty” in Sanskrit
- Iniya – Means “sweet”
- Ishaani – Another name for the Goddess Parvati
- Jaya – Means “victorious one”
- Kaira – So cute! Means “peaceful”
- Kali – Hindu goddess of destruction
- Kamala – Means “lotus”
- Karima – Means “precious”
- Kaveri – A river that flows through India
- Late – Means “vine”
- Leela – Means “play” and “dark beauty”
- Mallika – Means “queen” or “a vine”
- Mina – Means “precious blue stone”
- Neha – Means “rain”
- Nisha – Means “night”
- Noor – Also on the Arabic girl name list!
- Padma – One of the 108 names given to the goddess Lakshmi
- Pari – Means “fairy”
- Priya – Love this one! Means “beloved”.
- Rani – Means “she is singing”
- Richa – Means “hymn”
- Riya – Means “singer”
- Saniya – Means “pearl”
- Shanti – Means “peace”
- Shifa – Means “truthful” and ”friend”
- Shivani – Another name for the goddess Pavarti
- Sonia – Means “wise”
- Vaani – Means “speech”
- Varsha – Means “rain”
- Veda – The most sacred texts of Hinduism
- Vina – Means “stringed instrument”
- Wishi – Means “fulfill a wish”
- Yamini – Means “night” or “nocturnal”
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Or, you’re welcome to browse more of the popular posts on the blog. Here are a few more:
- 33 Regal Girl Names Fit for a Queen!
- 127 Girl Names with Great Nicknames!
- 88 Smart & Sassy Girl Names That Start with S!
- 120 Vintage Girl Names for your Chic Little Miss!
Have a fabulous day,
E
