Indian Names
Indian names meaning leadership
75 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 75
- Boy
- 71
- Girl
- 3
- Origins
- 9
Language of origin
Boy: 71 Girl: 3
Names
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Dinesh♂Lord of the day
- Rajendran♂Lord of kings
- Rajeswari♀King
- Logeswaran♂Lord of the world
- Kumaresan♂Lord Kumara
- Yogeswaran♂Lord of yoga
- Perumal♂Great person
- Rajan♂King
- Adesh♂Order
- Adhiraj♂Emperor
- Akhilesh♂Lord of the whole
- Alamgir♂Conqueror of the world
- Amaresh♂Lord of the immortals (Indra)
- Andal♀She who ruled
- Aneesh♂Without a ruler
- Awadhesh♂Epithet of Dasharatha or Rama, king of Awadh
- Bhupati♂Lord of the earth
- Bhupendra♂Emperor, ruler
- Bhupinder♂Protector of the earth (king)
- Devendra♂Chief of the gods
- Dharmendra♂Lord of dharma
- Dharmraj♂Righteous king
- Eesan♂Lord, master
- Ganapati♂Leader of a troop
- Ganesh♂Lord of the hordes
- Ganesha♂Lord of the hordes
- Ganpati♂Leader of a troop
- Gopinathan♂Leader of the gopis
- Hitendra♂Chief of welfare
- Inder♂Indra (the Vedic god)
- Ishana♂Ruler
- Ishani♀Ruling, possessing
- Jagadish♂Lord of the world
- Jagdish♂Lord of the world
- Jehangir♂World conqueror
- Kabir♂Great
- Khusrau♂Renowned, famous
- Khusro♂Renowned, famous
- Kshayarsha♂Ruler among kings
- Magesan♂Great lord (a title of Shiva)
- Mahendra♂Great Indra
- Mahesh♂Great lord
- Mahipal♂King
- Mulk♂Dominion, sovereignty, rule
- Narendra♂Lord of men
- Naresh♂Lord of men
- Nilesh♂Lord of the dark blue
- Pratham♂First
- Purushottam♂The best among men
- Purushottama♂The highest man
- Raghav♂Descendant of Raghu
- Raghavan♂Descendant of Raghu
- Raghunandan♂Descendant of the Raghu dynasty
- Raghunath♂An epithet of Rama
- Raghupati♂An epithet of Rama
- Raghuraj♂An epithet of Rama
- Raghuvar♂An epithet of Rama
- Raja♂King, ruler
- Rajendra♂Lord of kings
- Rajesh♂Ruler of kings
- Rajesha♂Ruler of kings
- Raju♂King
- Rameshwara♂Lord Rama
- Salar♂Leader, military commander
- Samrat♂Emperor, sovereign
- Sardar♂Chief
- Sarvabhaum♂Universal
- Satish♂Lord of Sati
- Shekhar♂Crown
- Surendran♂Lord of the gods
- Surinder♂♀Lord of the gods
- Vinayaka♂Remover of obstacles
- Viswanathan♂Lord of the world
- Yuvraj♂Crown prince
About this list
75 Indian names whose meaning relates to leadership: 71 boys, 3 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 81%, Persian 9%, Tamil 5%. Other themes they share: royalty (21), faith (4), strength (3).
Near the top: Suresh, Dinesh, Rajendran, Rajeswari. See also all names meaning leadership and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean leadership?
75 names: 71 for boys and 3 for girls (unisex names count in both when recorded for that gender).
Where do these names come from?
By the first origin recorded in the sources: Sanskrit 81%, Persian 9%, Tamil 5%. The same names often also mean royalty (21), faith (4), strength (3).
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.