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Hindu God Names for Baby

Discover 16 Hindu deities whose names make beautiful, meaningful choices for baby boys.

16 Deities

1,363 Total Names

Hindu Goddess Names Lakshmi Durga Parvati Saraswati Kali Radha

Hindu Goddess Names Lakshmi Durga Parvati

Naming a child after a Hindu deity is among the most auspicious practices in Indian culture — a gift of divine protection and a daily invocation. The Hindu tradition holds that every time a parent calls their child's name, they are, in that moment, calling upon the divine. From the fierce Rudra to the gentle Govind, from the dancing Nataraja to the elephant-headed Ganesha, every divine name carries a unique quality of the infinite. Discover Hindu Gods with meanings & origins.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Shiva — the auspicious one, Mahadev, Nataraja, Bholenath — drawn from the Shiva Sahasranama, Shaiva tradition, and the countless epithets of the great destroyer-regenerator.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Krishna — the complete avatar of Vishnu, Govind, Madhav, Murari, Kanha, Nandlal — from the Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, and the Vaishnava tradition.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Ganesh — the remover of obstacles, Ganapati, Vinayaka, Vighneshwara — from the 108 names of Ganesha and the beloved Ganesha Purana tradition.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Rama — Maryada Purushottam, the ideal king, the seventh avatar of Vishnu — and the characters of the Ramayana including his family, companions, and the Raghu dynasty.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Hanuman — Bajrangbali, Anjaneya, Marutinandan — the mighty devotee of Rama whose combination of extraordinary strength and perfect humility makes him the ideal of devoted life.

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Baby names inspired by Vishnu — the all-pervading preserver, Narayana, Hari, and his ten avatars — from the Vishnu Sahasranama and the Vaishnava tradition.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Venkateshwara — Balaji, Srinivasa, Tirupati Balaji — the most visited deity in the world, whose names carry enormous devotional significance in South Indian Vaishnava tradition.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Murugan — Kartikeya, Skanda, Subramanian, Shanmukha — the son of Shiva, commander of the divine army, and the most beloved deity of Tamil Hindu civilisation.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Ayyappan — Shasta, Manikandan, Hariharaputra — the deity born of Vishnu and Shiva, the presiding god of Sabarimala and the supreme deity of Kerala's syncretic Hindu tradition.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Kartikeya — Skanda, Murugan, Kumara, Shanmukha — the son of Shiva born of the Krittikas, the commander of the divine army, revered across North and South India.

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Baby names inspired by the Buddha — Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni, the awakened one — and the qualities of enlightenment, compassion, and the Buddhist path.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Mahavir — the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, Vardhamana, the great hero who conquered the self — and the Jain philosophical tradition of ahimsa and liberation.

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Baby names inspired by Indra — the king of the Vedic gods, lord of thunder and rain, wielder of the Vajra, and the cosmic force of righteous power in the Rigveda.

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Baby names inspired by Kuber — the god of wealth and treasures, lord of the Yakshas, and the divine treasurer of the gods in Hindu tradition.

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Baby names inspired by Lakshman — the devoted younger brother of Rama, the ideal of brotherly loyalty, selfless service, and the unwavering support of dharma in the Ramayana.

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Baby names inspired by Lord Balram — Balarama, Sankarshana, Dauji — the elder brother of Krishna, the plough-wielding deity of strength and dharma in the Vaishnava tradition.

About Hindu God Names for Baby

Each of the great Hindu gods has a thousand names — collected in texts like the Vishnu Sahasranama and Shiva Sahasranama. This multiplicity reflects the Hindu understanding that no single name can capture the infinite divine. For parents, it means an extraordinary variety: names of power, names of sweetness, names of wisdom, names of protection — each a facet of the same boundless reality. Browse by deity to find the name that resonates most deeply with your family's devotion.