Take some tips from South Asia with these exotic names popular in India — Arnav, Anjali, Jaideep, Mitali, Kavi, Vishal, Shanti, Padma and more.
| name | gender | origin |
|---|---|---|
| Amala |  Girl |
Sanskrit |
| Ananda | Girl |
Sanskrit |
| Anjali | Girl |
Hindi |
| Arjun |  Boy |
Hindi |
| Arnav | Boy |
Sanskrit |
| Deepa | Girl |
|
| Deepak | Boy |
Hindi |
| Devi | Girl |
Hindi |
| Gandhi | Boy |
|
| Gita | Girl |
Sanskrit |
| Gopesh | Boy |
|
| Haroun | Boy |
Arabic |
| Hemen | Girl |
|
| Indira | Girl |
Hindi |
| Jaideep | Boy |
|
| Jawahar | Boy |
|
| Kalpana | Girl |
Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Kavi | Boy |
Hindi |
| Lakshmi | Boy |
|
| Lali | Girl |
Greek, Spanish |
| Madhu | Boy |
|
| Manesh | Boy |
|
| Manju | Boy |
|
| Manu | Boy |
|
| Maya | Girl |
Sanskrit |
| Mitali | Girl |
Sanskrit |
| Naresh | Boy |
Hindi |
| Naveen | Girl |
|
| Nikhil | Boy |
Indian |
| Nisha | Girl |
Hindi |
| Padma | Girl |
Hindi |
| Parmita | Girl |
|
| Prajit | Boy |
|
| Pranav | Boy |
Sanskrit |
| Rahul | Boy |
|
| Rajit | Boy |
Indian |
| Rani | Boy |
|
| Ravi | Boy |
Hindi |
| Rishi | Boy |
|
| Rohin | Boy |
|
| Rohit | Boy |
Indian |
| Roopa | Boy |
|
| Roshan | Boy |
Persian, Indian |
| Samir | Boy |
Arabic |
| Sanjay | Boy |
|
| Sanjit | Boy |
|
| Shanti | Girl |
Sanskrit |
| Sharmila | Girl |
Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Shreya | Girl |
|
| Sonali | Girl |
Hindi |
| Tara | Girl |
Irish |
| Usha | Boy |
|
| Vijay | Boy |
Hindi |
| Vishal | Boy |
Hindi |
