By meaning
Boy names meaning the sun
30 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 30
- Origins
- 7
- In JPN tables
- 3
- Top of list
- Dinesh
Language of origin
By category
- Malay Names 7 · 23%
- Indian Names 23 · 77%
Names
- Dinesh♂Lord of the day
- Ravi♂Sun
- Ravichandran♂Sun and moon
- Samsudin♂Sun of the faith
- Shamsul♂The sun
- Samsu♂Sun
- Aditya♂Belonging to Aditi
- Adityan♂Belonging to Aditi
- Aftab♂The sun
- Amshuman♂Radiant
- Anshu♂Ray
- Anshuman♂Radiant
- Arun♂Reddish brown, dawn
- Bhaskar♂Light maker
- Dinkar♂The sun
- Divakar♂The sun
- Divyanshu♂The sun
- Khurshid♂Sun
- Martand♂The sun
- Nursyamsi♂Sunlight
- Prabhakar♂Light-maker
- Ravindra♂Combination of ravi (sun) and Indra
- Suraj♂Sun
- Suriansyah♂Sun
- Surya♂The sun
- Syamsurizal♂Sun of men
- Uday♂Rising
- Udaya♂Rising
- Udit♂Risen
- Muhammad Samsudin♂Praised · sun of the faith
About this list
30 boy names (unisex names recorded for boys included) whose meaning relates to the sun, from 7 languages of origin.
Near the top: Dinesh, Ravi, Ravichandran, Samsudin. See also all names meaning the sun and names meaning the sun in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (boy)
Frequently asked questions
How many boy names mean the sun?
30 names in this reference, including unisex names recorded for boys: 7 Malay, 23 Indian. Every meaning is backed by a source linked from the name page.
What languages do these names come from?
The most common origin is Sanskrit (21 names). The origin describes the word behind a name, not the ethnicity or religion of anyone who bears it.
Which names are most common?
3 names on this list appear in the JPN tables (the top 10 for each sex in each decade), and those most common in the 2010s come first. Names outside those tables have no figure, and we do not estimate one.
Names are shared across communities. The categories on this site are for browsing only: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.