Native script

Names in Devanagari script

1,164 names, 34 first letters. Pick a letter to see the names that start with it.

Names: 1,164
First letters: 34
Boy: 639
Girl: 489

Pick a letter

Letters with 30 or more names have their own page (13 letters); the others are listed below.

Names by first letter

1.अ · a 136
2.स · sa 131
3.म · ma 104
4.प · pa 83
5.क · ka 74
6.श · śa 71
7.र · ra 67
8.व · va 66
9.न · na 59
10.द · da 46
11.आ · ā 40
12.ग · ga 36
13.ज · ja 36
14.ह · ha 27
15.च · ca 25

Top 15 letters. First letter of the Devanagari script spelling, not the Latin letter.

Best-known names

Ordered by JPN figures (data.gov.my), then other records.

Other letters

इ i 15 names

ई ī 4 names

उ u 18 names

ऊ ū 2 names

ऋ ṛ 7 names

ख kha 6 names

घ gha 1 names

घनश्यामGhanshyam ♂Dark like a cloud

च ca 25 names

छ cha 2 names

झ jha 1 names

झीलJheel ♀Lake

त ta 18 names

ध dha 11 names

फ pha 9 names

ब ba 19 names

भ bha 21 names

य ya 16 names

ल la 10 names

ह ha 27 names

Arabic script and Jawi Tamil script One name, many scripts

A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name. These are the native-script spellings recorded in our data, collected from Wiktionary, kaikki.org and Wikidata name labels (see our methodology). Only 28 records link a source for the script spelling itself. We do not convert letters automatically, so names without a recorded spelling are not listed here.

Frequently asked questions

How many names are in Devanagari script?

1,164 names have a recorded spelling in Devanagari script: 639 boys, 489 girls and 36 unisex.

Which letters have the most names?

अ a (136 names), स sa (131 names), म ma (104 names).

Does this script show anyone’s background?

A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name.