500 Telugu Baby Boy Names with Meanings (2026): Modern, Traditional and Unique

Name

In Telugu

Meaning

Aarav

ఆరవ్

Peaceful, calm

Abhinav

అభినవ్

New, fresh

Abhiram

అభిరామ్

Delightful, pleasing; Lord Rama

Aditya

ఆదిత్య

The sun, son of Aditi

Advaith

అద్వైత్

One without a second; non-dual

Akshay

అక్షయ్

Imperishable

Anvesh

అన్వేష్

Quest, search

Arjun

అర్జున్

Bright; the hero of the Mahabharata

Atharv

అథర్వ్

Linked to the Atharva Veda

Ayaan

అయాన్

Gift of God

Chaitanya

చైతన్య

Consciousness, life

Charan

చరణ్

Feet (of the Lord); devotion

Daksh

దక్ష్

Capable, skilled

Dhruv

ధ్రువ్

Firm, constant; the Pole Star

Harsha

హర్ష

Joy, happiness

Hemanth

హేమంత్

The early winter season

Ishaan

ఈశాన్

Lord Shiva; the north-east direction

Karthik

కార్తీక్

Lord Kartikeya (Murugan)

Krish

క్రిష్

Short for Krishna

Kushal

కుశల్

Skilful, well

Manvith

మన్విత్

Thoughtful, wise

Nikhil

నిఖిల్

Whole, complete

Pranav

ప్రణవ్

The sacred syllable Om

Praneeth

ప్రణీత్

Led forward; devoted

Reyansh

రేయాంశ్

A ray of light

Rishi

ఋషి

A sage

Rithvik

ఋత్విక్

A priest who performs Vedic rites

Rudra

రుద్ర

Lord Shiva

Saketh

సాకేత్

Ayodhya, the city of Lord Rama

Sathvik

సాత్విక్

Pure, virtuous

Shourya

శౌర్య

Bravery, valour

Siddharth

సిద్ధార్థ్

One who has achieved his aim

Srikar

శ్రీకర్

One who brings prosperity

Tejas

తేజస్

Brilliance, radiance

Vamsi

వంశీ

Flute; Lord Krishna’s flute

Varun

వరుణ్

God of the waters

Vihaan

విహాన్

Dawn, morning

Vishnu

విష్ణు

Lord Vishnu

Yashwanth

యశ్వంత్

Famous, glorious

Yuvan

యువన్

Young, youthful

Name

Meaning

Abhijith

Victorious; the star Vega

Adhiraj

King of kings

Agastya

A great Vedic sage

Ajith

Unconquered

Akhil

Complete, whole

Amith

Boundless

Amogh

Unfailing

Ananth

Endless, infinite

Aniketh

Without a fixed home; a wanderer

Anil

The wind

Anirudh

Unstoppable; Krishna’s grandson

Anupam

Incomparable

Aravind

Lotus

Archith

Worshipped

Ashrith

One who gives shelter

Avinash

Indestructible

Bharath

The ancient name of India; Rama’s brother

Bhavesh

Lord of the world

Chakradhar

Lord Vishnu, holder of the discus

Chandrahas

Moon-like smile; the sword Shiva gave Ravana

Chinmay

Full of pure consciousness

Darshith

Displayed, shown

Deekshith

Initiated, devoted

Dhanush

A bow

Dharmik

Righteous, religious

Dheeraj

Patience

Dinesh

The sun, lord of the day

Gagan

The sky

Girish

Lord of the mountain, Shiva

Gnanesh

Lord of knowledge

Harish

Lord Vishnu

Hiranya

Gold

Indraneel

Sapphire

Jagadeesh

Lord of the world

Jishnu

Victorious; a name of Arjuna

Kalyan

Welfare, auspiciousness

Kaushik

Sage Vishwamitra

Kiran

Ray of light

Lohith

Red

Lokesh

Lord of the world

Mahith

Honoured, great

Manas

Mind

Mithran

Friend

Mohan

Enchanting; Lord Krishna

Mokshith

Liberated

Nachiketh

The seeker of truth in the Katha Upanishad

Nagesh

Lord of serpents, Shiva

Naresh

King of men

Naveen

New

Nirav

Quiet, calm

Ojas

Vitality, radiance

Pradeep

Lamp, light

Prahlad

The boy devotee of Vishnu

Pranay

Love, affection

Prasad

Blessing, offering

Prashanth

Calm, tranquil

Pratyush

Dawn, daybreak

Praveen

Skilled, expert

Raghav

Lord Rama, of the Raghu clan

Rajarshi

A royal sage

Rajesh

King of kings

Rakesh

Lord of the full moon night

Ramesh

Lord Vishnu, lord of Rama (Lakshmi)

Ranveer

Brave in battle

Rohith

Red, the rising sun

Sahith

Literature; accompanied by

Samarth

Capable, powerful

Sameer

Breeze

Sandeep

Lighted lamp

Sanjay

Victorious

Santosh

Contentment

Sarvajith

Conqueror of all

Sashank

The moon

Satish

Lord of truth

Shashwath

Eternal

Shravan

The month of Shravana; a devoted son of the Ramayana

Sriharsha

Joy; a Sanskrit poet

Srikanth

Lord Vishnu, beloved of Lakshmi

Sudheer

Wise, firm

Sujith

Good victory

Sumanth

Good-minded; Dasharatha’s charioteer

Sunil

Dark blue

Suresh

Lord of the gods

Tanmay

Absorbed, engrossed

Tarun

Young

Thrishul

Trident of Shiva

Uday

Rising

Ujwal

Bright, radiant

Vaibhav

Prosperity, grandeur

Vasanth

Spring

Vedanth

The end of the Vedas, the Upanishads

Veeresh

Lord of the brave

Vijeth

Victorious

Vikas

Progress

Vinay

Humility

Vineeth

Humble, polite

Viraj

Splendour, shining

Vivek

Wisdom, discernment

Yatin

Ascetic, devoted

Name

Meaning

Achyuth

Lord Vishnu, the imperishable

Agni

The fire god

Anjaneya

Lord Hanuman, son of Anjana

Ayyappa

The lord of Sabarimala

Balaji

Lord Venkateswara

Bhadradri

The hill of Bhadrachalam, home of Lord Rama

Bholanath

Lord Shiva, the simple-hearted lord

Chakrapani

Lord Vishnu, who holds the discus

Chandrashekar

Lord Shiva, who wears the moon

Damodar

Lord Krishna, bound with a rope at the waist

Dattatreya

The divine teacher, born to Atri and Anasuya

Eshwar

Lord Shiva, the supreme lord

Gajanan

Lord Ganesha, elephant-faced

Ganapathi

Lord Ganesha, lord of the ganas

Ganesh

Lord Ganesha

Gangadhar

Lord Shiva, who holds the Ganga

Giridhar

Lord Krishna, who lifted the mountain

Gopal

Lord Krishna, protector of cows

Govind

Lord Krishna

Govindaraju

Lord Govinda, the king

Hanuman

The devoted servant of Rama

Hari

Lord Vishnu

Harihara

Vishnu and Shiva together

Harinath

Lord Vishnu

Hrishikesh

Lord Krishna, master of the senses

Indra

King of the gods

Jagannath

Lord of the universe; the deity of Puri

Janardhan

Lord Vishnu

Kalki

The tenth avatar of Vishnu

Keshav

Lord Krishna, the one with beautiful hair

Kodandaram

Lord Rama, holder of the Kodanda bow

Krishna

Lord Krishna, the dark one

Kumar

Lord Kartikeya; a young prince

Lakshmi Narasimha

Lord Narasimha with Lakshmi

Lambodar

Lord Ganesha, with a large belly

Madhav

Lord Krishna

Mahadev

Lord Shiva, the great god

Mahesh

Lord Shiva, the great lord

Mallikarjuna

Lord Shiva of Srisailam

Manikanta

Lord Ayyappa, with a bell around his neck

Maruthi

Lord Hanuman, son of the wind god

Mukunda

Lord Krishna, giver of liberation

Murali

Krishna’s flute

Muralidhar

Lord Krishna, holder of the flute

Nandakishore

Lord Krishna, young son of Nanda

Narasimha

The man-lion avatar of Vishnu

Narayana

Lord Vishnu

Neelakanta

Lord Shiva, the blue-throated one

Padmanabh

Lord Vishnu, from whose navel a lotus grows

Parameshwar

The supreme lord

Pinakin

Lord Shiva, holder of the Pinaka bow

Purushottam

The supreme being, Vishnu

Raghunandan

Lord Rama, joy of the Raghu clan

Raghuram

Lord Rama of the Raghu clan

Rajasekhar

Lord Shiva, with the moon on his crest

Ramachandra

Lord Rama, gentle as the moon

Ramakrishna

Rama and Krishna together

Ramanuja

Younger brother of Rama; the philosopher Ramanuja

Rameshwar

Lord Shiva, worshipped by Rama

Ranganath

Lord Vishnu, reclining

Sai Krishna

Sai and Krishna together

Sairam

Sai and Rama together

Seetharam

Sita and Rama together

Shankar

Lord Shiva, giver of happiness

Shanmukh

Lord Kartikeya, the six-faced one

Shashidhar

Lord Shiva, who holds the moon

Shiva

Lord Shiva, the auspicious one

Shivakumar

Son of Shiva, Lord Kartikeya

Sitapathi

Lord Rama, husband of Sita

Skanda

Lord Kartikeya

Somesh

Lord of the moon, Shiva

Sridhar

Lord Vishnu, consort of Lakshmi

Srihari

Lord Vishnu

Srinath

Lord Vishnu, lord of Lakshmi

Srinivas

Abode of Lakshmi; Lord Venkateswara

Sriram

Lord Rama

Sriranga

Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam

Srivatsa

The sacred mark on Lord Vishnu’s chest

Subramanyam

Lord Kartikeya (Subrahmanya)

Surya

The sun god

Tirumal

Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala

Tirupathi

The holy town of Lord Venkateswara

Trilochan

Lord Shiva, the three-eyed one

Trivikram

Lord Vishnu, who took three strides

Umakanth

Lord Shiva, husband of Uma

Umashankar

Uma and Shiva together

Vamshi Krishna

Lord Krishna with his flute

Varadaraj

Lord Vishnu, king of boons

Vasudev

Lord Krishna, son of Vasudeva

Venkata Ramana

Lord Venkateswara

Venkatesh

Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala

Venkateswara

The lord of Venkata hill, Tirumala

Vighnesh

Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles

Vinayak

Lord Ganesha

Viswanath

Lord of the universe, Shiva

Yedukondalu

The seven hills of Tirumala; Lord Venkateswara

Name

Meaning

Abhimanyu

Son of Arjuna, a brave young warrior

Angad

Son of Vali in the Ramayana

Bhima

The strong Pandava

Bhishma

The grand-sire of the Mahabharata, known for his vow

Dasharath

Father of Rama

Dhruva

The boy devotee who became the Pole Star

Drona

Teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas

Harishchandra

The king famed for truthfulness

Janak

King of Mithila, father of Sita

Karna

The generous warrior of the Mahabharata

Kiriti

Arjuna, the crowned one

Kush

A son of Rama

Lakshman

Brother of Rama

Lav

A son of Rama

Markandeya

A long-lived sage devoted to Shiva

Nakul

One of the five Pandavas

Parikshith

Grandson of Arjuna, king of Hastinapura

Partha

Arjuna, son of Pritha

Pradyumna

Krishna’s son

Sahadev

The youngest Pandava

Satyaki

A warrior of the Mahabharata, Krishna’s ally

Shatrughna

Brother of Rama

Sudama

Krishna’s childhood friend

Valmiki

The poet of the Ramayana

Vibhishan

Ravana’s righteous brother

Vidur

Wise; Vidura of the Mahabharata

Vikram

Valour; King Vikramaditya

Vishnuvardhan

One who glorifies Vishnu; founder of the Eastern Chalukya dynasty of Andhra

Vyas

The sage who composed the Mahabharata

Yudhishthir

The eldest Pandava

Name

Meaning

Famous Telugu namesake

Balasubrahmanyam

Lord Kartikeya as a child

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, playback singer

Chiranjeevi

Long-lived, immortal

Chiranjeevi, actor

Gopichand

Moon of the cowherds

Pullela Gopichand, badminton coach

Krishnadeva

Lord Krishna

Sri Krishnadevaraya, Vijayanagara emperor and patron of Telugu literature

Pawan

The wind; purifying

Pawan Kalyan, actor

Prabhas

Brilliance, splendour

Prabhas, actor

Prakasam

Light, brilliance

Tanguturi Prakasam, first Chief Minister of Andhra State

Ramcharan

At the feet of Rama

Ram Charan, actor

Satya

Truth

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, born in Hyderabad

Sitarama

Sita and Rama

Alluri Sitarama Raju, freedom fighter

Taraka Rama

Rama who carries us across

N. T. Rama Rao (NTR), actor and Chief Minister

Tyagaraja

King of renunciation

Tyagaraja, Carnatic composer who wrote in Telugu

Name

Meaning

Akash

The sky

Arun

The dawn, the red sun

Bhanu

The sun

Bhaskar

The sun

Chandan

Sandalwood

Chandra

The moon

Chandramouli

Lord Shiva, with the moon on his head

Deepak

Lamp

Diwakar

The sun, maker of the day

Gagandeep

Lamp of the sky

Hemachandra

The golden moon

Himadri

The Himalaya, snowy mountain

Himanshu

The moon

Jalaj

Lotus, born of water

Jyotish

Light; the science of the stars

Kamal

Lotus

Kanak

Gold

Kesari

Lion

Kumud

Water lily

Megh

Cloud

Megharaj

King of clouds

Mihir

The sun

Nakshatra

Star

Neel

Blue

Neeraj

Lotus, born of water

Nishanth

Dawn, the end of night

Pankaj

Lotus, born of mud

Parvath

Mountain

Pavan

The wind

Prabhakar

The sun, maker of light

Prabhath

Morning

Prakash

Light

Pruthvi

The earth

Rajeev

Blue lotus

Ratnakar

The ocean, mine of jewels

Ravi

The sun

Sagar

The ocean

Samudra

The ocean

Saurabh

Fragrance

Shailesh

Lord of the mountains, the Himalaya

Sharath

Autumn

Shikhar

Peak, summit

Shishir

The cool season

Somnath

Lord of the moon

Sudhakar

The moon, source of nectar

Tapan

The sun, warmth

Tushar

Frost, snow

Udayabhanu

The rising sun

Utpal

Blue lotus

Vanaj

Born in the forest

Vasu

Wealth; light

Vayu

The wind god

Name

Meaning

Ajay

Unconquerable

Aman

Peace

Ansh

A part, a portion

Anuj

Younger brother

Arya

Noble

Avi

The sun

Bala

Young boy

Dev

God, divine

Gopi

Cowherd; devotee of Krishna

Jay

Victory

Jeevan

Life

Kavi

Poet

Laksh

Aim, target

Mani

Jewel

Manoj

Born of the mind; Kamadeva

Mohit

Enchanted

Nanda

Joy; Krishna’s foster father

Om

The sacred syllable

Raghu

Ancestor of Rama

Rahul

The Buddha’s son

Raj

King, rule

Ram

Lord Rama

Rana

King, warrior

Rohan

Ascending, rising

Sai

Divine; Sai Baba

Shrey

Credit, merit

Shyam

Lord Krishna, the dark one

Soham

“I am That”, a Vedic phrase

Sunay

Wise

Tanay

Son

Teja

Radiance

Uttam

The best

Ved

Knowledge, the Vedas

Veer

Brave

Vijay

Victory

Vyom

Sky

Yash

Fame, success

Nakshatra

Starting syllables (pada 1 to 4)

Name ideas from this list

Ashwini

Chu, Che, Cho, La

Lalith, Lakshman, Laksh

Bharani

Li, Lu, Le, Lo

Lokesh, Lohith

Krittika

A, I, U, E

Ajay, Indra, Uday, Eshwar

Rohini

O, Va, Vi, Vu

Omkar, Varun, Vijay, Vinay

Mrigashira

Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki

Venkatesh, Venu, Kalyan, Kiran

Ardra

Ku, Gha, Na, Chha

Kumar, Kushal, Kush

Punarvasu

Ke, Ko, Ha, Hi

Kedar, Keshav, Harish, Himanshu

Pushya

Hu, He, Ho, Da

Hemanth, Hemachandra

Ashlesha

Di, Du, De, Do

Few names begin with these sounds; ask your priest

Magha

Ma, Mi, Mu, Me

Madhav, Mihir, Murali, Megh

Purva Phalguni

No, Ta, Ti, Tu

Few names begin with these sounds; ask your priest

Uttara Phalguni

Te, To, Pa, Pi

Pavan, Pranav, Pankaj

Hasta

Pu, Sha, Na, Tha

Purushottam, Pundarik, Pruthvi

Chitra

Pe, Po, Ra, Ri

Raghav, Rajesh, Rishi, Rithvik

Swati

Ru, Re, Ro, Ta

Rudra, Reyansh, Rohan, Tarun

Vishakha

Ti, Tu, Te, To

Tirumal, Tushar, Tejas

Anuradha

Na, Ni, Nu, Ne

Naveen, Nikhil, Neeraj

Jyeshtha

No, Ya, Yi, Yu

Yash, Yashwanth, Yuvan

Moola

Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi

Yedukondalu, Yogesh, Bharath, Bhaskar

Purva Ashadha

Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha

Bhushan, Dhanush, Dharmik

Uttara Ashadha

Bhe, Bho, Ja, Ji

Bholanath, Jagadeesh, Jitendra

Shravana

Ju/Khi, Je/Khu, Jo/Khe, Gha/Kho

Jeevan, Jyotish

Dhanishta

Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge

Gagan, Girish, Gautham

Shatabhisha

Go, Sa, Si, Su

Gopal, Saketh, Siddharth, Suresh

Purva Bhadrapada

Se, So, Da, Di

Seetharam, Soham, Daksh, Dinesh

Uttara Bhadrapada

Du, Tha, Jha, Da/Tra

Trivikram, Trilochan

Revati

De, Do, Cha, Chi

Dev, Devansh, Charan, Chinmay

Muddu Peru

In Telugu

Meaning

Abbai

అబ్బాయి

Boy, son

Bablu

బబ్లూ

An affectionate pet name

Babu

బాబు

Dear boy

Bangaram

బంగారం

Gold, my precious

Bujji

బుజ్జి

Little darling

Bunny

బన్నీ

A playful pet name

Chinnu

చిన్ను

Little one

Chintu

చింటూ

An affectionate pet name

Chiru

చిరు

Short for Chiranjeevi

Chitti

చిట్టి

Tiny, little one

Chotu

చోటూ

Little one

Kanna

కన్నా

Darling, dear little one

Kittu

కిట్టు

Pet form of Krishna

Munna

మున్నా

Little boy

Nani

నాని

Little one, darling

Pandu

పండు

Ripe fruit; a sweet pet name

Pappu

పప్పు

An affectionate pet name

Raju

రాజు

King; a loving pet name

Tammudu

తమ్ముడు

Younger brother

Name

Meaning

Aadi

The beginning, the first

Aakarsh

Attraction

Abhay

Fearless

Abhishek

Anointing, a sacred bath

Achintya

Beyond thought

Adarsh

Ideal

Akhilesh

Lord of all

Ambarish

A king devoted to Vishnu

Amruth

Nectar, immortal

Anand

Joy, bliss

Anjan

Kohl; one who brightens the eyes

Anurag

Love, affection

Anvay

Lineage, connected

Arindam

Conqueror of enemies

Arnav

The ocean

Arpan

Offering

Ashish

Blessing

Ashok

Without sorrow

Ashwin

A month; the divine horsemen

Balakrishna

The child Krishna

Bhargav

Descendant of Sage Bhrigu; Parashurama

Bhavani Shankar

Lord Shiva, consort of Bhavani

Bhushan

Ornament

Chandrakanth

Moonstone; beloved of the moon

Chirag

Lamp

Darshan

Sight, vision of the divine

Deepesh

Lord of light

Devansh

Part of the divine

Devendra

King of the gods, Indra

Dhanunjay

Winner of wealth; a name of Arjuna

Dilip

A king of the Raghu dynasty

Ganga Prasad

Gift of the Ganga

Gautham

The Buddha’s family name; a sage

Gnaneshwar

Lord of knowledge

Gokul

The village where Krishna grew up

Harshith

Joyful

Hrithik

From the heart

Jagan

The world

Jagath

The world

Jayanth

Victorious; Indra’s son

Jitendra

Conqueror of the senses

Kailash

The abode of Shiva

Kamalesh

Lord of the lotus, Vishnu

Kartikeya

Lord Kartikeya (Murugan)

Kedar

A Himalayan shrine of Shiva

Keerthan

A devotional song of praise

Kishore

Young boy

Lakshmikanth

Lord Vishnu, beloved of Lakshmi

Lalith

Graceful

Madan

Kamadeva, god of love

Madhukar

Honeybee

Madhusudhan

Lord Krishna, slayer of the demon Madhu

Mahendra

Great Indra

Mahidhar

Mountain, bearer of the earth

Manish

Lord of the mind

Manohar

Captivating; Lord Krishna

Murthy

Idol, form

Nagarjuna

A Buddhist philosopher; Nagarjunakonda in Andhra

Nageswar

Lord of serpents, Shiva

Nandan

Son; one who brings joy

Navaneeth

Fresh butter; loved by Krishna

Nihal

Delighted

Nikhilesh

Lord of all

Niranjan

Pure, spotless

Omkar

The sacred sound Om

Phanindra

King of serpents

Prabhu

Lord, master

Prajwal

Shining, bright

Pramod

Joy, delight

Pratap

Glory, valour

Pundarik

White lotus

Raghavendra

Lord Rama; the saint Raghavendra

Rajasimha

Lion among kings

Rajkumar

Prince

Ranjith

Delighted, coloured

Rathan

Jewel

Ravi Teja

Radiance of the sun

Ravindra

Lord of the sun

Sadashiv

Lord Shiva, the eternally auspicious

Saiteja

Radiance of Sai

Sanath

Ancient; a son of Brahma

Sanjeev

Life-giving

Satyanarayana

Lord Vishnu as the embodiment of truth

Sharan

Refuge, shelter

Shekhar

Crest, peak

Shivaram

Shiva and Rama together

Shreyas

Excellence, the best

Siddhesh

Lord of the accomplished, Shiva

Sohan

Handsome

Srujan

Creation

Subhash

One who speaks well

Sudarshan

Handsome; Vishnu’s discus

Sudheendra

Lord of the wise

Sukesh

One with beautiful hair

Sumedh

Wise, intelligent

Sumit

A good friend

Sumukh

Pleasant-faced; Lord Ganesha

Suraj

The sun

Suryateja

Radiance of the sun

Swaroop

True form

Tarak

Star; one who carries across

Tejesh

Lord of radiance

Trinath

Lord of the three worlds

Uday Kiran

Rays of the rising sun

Upendra

Lord Vishnu, as Indra’s younger brother

Vardhan

Growth, prosperity

Venu

Flute

Venugopal

Lord Krishna playing the flute

Vidyadhar

Bearer of knowledge

Vishal

Huge, vast

Vishwajith

Conqueror of the world

Vishwas

Faith, trust

Yatish

Lord of ascetics

Yogesh

Lord of yoga, Shiva

Yugandhar

Lord Krishna, bearer of the ages