Namkaran · नामकरण
Find baby names from the birth-star sound
Choose the Nakshatra and Pada your priest or astrologer gave you. We will show the traditional starting sound and matching Indian names you can open, compare and shortlist.
Do not know the Nakshatra or Pada? Ask the priest who prepared the baby's Kundali using the exact birth date, time and place. This page helps with name selection; it does not calculate a birth chart.
Your traditional starting sound
Jyeshtha, Pada 2
Ya
Matching Indian baby names
Names beginning with Ya. Open a name to see its meaning and origin.
Yash
Boy · Sanskrit
Success, glory, fame
Yashvi
Girl · Sanskrit
Famous, glorious, successful
Yamini
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yamini' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yamuna
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yamuna' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yashika
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yashika' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yashoda
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yashoda' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yasoda
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yasoda' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yasodha
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yasodha' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yaswani
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yaswani' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yashdhra
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yashdhra' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yashmin
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yashmin' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yashsvi
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yashsvi' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yasmeen
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yasmeen' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
Yasmin
Girl · Sanskrit
From the Sanskrit naming tradition; 'Yasmin' derives from ancient Vedic linguistic roots, embodying qualities valued in Hindu culture. The name carries spiritual depth and cultural heritage spanning thousands of years of Sanskrit literary tradition, reflecting timeless values of virtue, wisdom, and devotion.
How Namkaran name selection works
1. Establish the birth detailsThe exact time and place are used to prepare the Kundali and identify the Moon's Nakshatra at birth.
2. Identify Nakshatra and PadaEach of the 27 Nakshatras has four Padas. Each Pada corresponds to a traditional opening sound.
3. Choose a meaningful nameShortlist names that begin with that sound, then consider meaning, family tradition, pronunciation and legal spelling.
Important: practices and transliterations vary across regions, languages, lineages and families. Treat this as a cultural shortlist, not a replacement for your family's priest. Where a sound yields very few names, some traditions use a close sound or another Pada within the same Nakshatra after consultation.
All 27 Nakshatras and 108 naming sounds
Select any row to see matching names. The four sounds are shown in Pada order.
About the tradition and sources
Namakarana is traditionally described as a naming samskara. A Vedic organisation describes the name as aligned with the birth Nakshatra and the name spoken into the child's ear; timing and ceremony details differ by community. The starting-sound chart follows the widely used 27-Nakshatra, four-Pada system.