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67 names for boys beginning with T, each with the meaning our corpus records and the Devanagari spelling where we hold one.
T names carry tara and tejas — star and radiance — and a strong south Indian presence through Thirumal and its relatives.
There are 67 here, each printed with its meaning and its Devanagari spelling where we hold one. Families usually arrive at a letter for one of three reasons: the birth nakshatra's pada suggests a syllable, a grandparent's name begins with it, or the family simply likes how it sounds with the surname.
Every name comes from our verified name corpus — the editorial workbooks our team maintains, cross-checked against United States birth-registration data. Names we hold no meaning for are left out rather than padded in, which is why this list is shorter than the ones that scrape a dictionary.
67 names, each with the meaning our corpus records for it.
| Name | Meaning | In Devanagari |
|---|---|---|
| Tejas | Radiant | तेजस |
| Tej | Light | तेज |
| Tanvik | Beautiful, Attractive | तन्विक |
| Tanmay | Engrossed | तन्मय |
| Tanush | Lord Shiva, Worth praising | तनुष |
| Tanay | Son | तनय |
| Tanish | Jewel | तानिश |
| Tarak | Protector, Savior | तारक |
| Toran | A scared gateway | तोरण |
| Tarun | Young | तरुण |
| Tanaji | Courage and boldness | तानाजी |
| Tanav | Flute | तनव |
| Tanir | Strength and courage | तानिर |
| Tanmayraj | King of concentration | तन्मयराज |
| Tantav | A son | तंतव |
| Tanuj | Son | तनुज |
| Tanun | Wind | तनुन |
| Tanvay | Delicate, Slender | तन्वय |
| Tanveer | Enlightened | तन्वीर |
| Tanviksh | Handsome and brave | तन्विक्ष |
| Tapan | Sun | तपन |
| Tapas | Austerity, Meditation | तपस |
| Tapesh | Lord of meditation | तपेश |
| Tarachand | Moon | ताराचंद |
| Tarakshya | Sun | ताराक्ष्य |
| Tarang | Wave | तरंग |
| Tarunesh | Youth | तरुणेश |
| Tasmai | up to the Lord | तस्मै |
| Tathagat | Buddha | तथागत |
| Tathya | Fact | तथ्य |
| Tatvik | In relation to Tatv, an element | तात्विक |
| Tatya | Lord Shiva | तात्या |
| Tautik | Pearl | तौतिक |
| Teerth | Holy place | तीर्थ |
| Tejasvi | Full of radiance and brilliance; luminous king | तेजस्वी |
| Tejaswi | Energetic | तेजस्वी |
| Tejesh | God of brilliance | तेजेश |
| Tejraj | King of brilliance | तेजराज |
| Tejrao | Radiant king; one who rules with brilliance | तेजराव |
| Thevan | Godly | थेवन |
| Tilak | A religious mark | तिलक |
| Tilakraj | Best king | तिलकराज |
| Tinku | Tiny; small; the apple of everyone's eye | टिंकू |
| Tirthankar | Jain God | तीर्थंकर |
| Titiksha | Forgiveness, Patience | तितिक्षा |
| Titir | Bird | तितिर |
| Tridhaman | The holy trinity | त्रिधामन |
| Tridip | Three lamps | त्रिदीप |
| Trijal | Lord Shiva | त्रिजल |
| Trilochan | Lord Shiva | त्रिलोचन |
| Trilok | Tree worlds | त्रिलोक |
| Trilokesh | Lord Shiva | त्रिलोकेश |
| Trinath | Three cities of Lord Shivtripur | त्रिनाथ |
| Trinayan | Three-eyed (Lord Shiva) | त्रिनयन |
| Tript | Satisfaction | तृप्त |
| Trirav | Three sounds | त्रिरव |
| Trishanku | A king from the Ikshvaku dynasty | त्रिशंकु |
| Trishul | Lord Shiva's weapon | त्रिशूल |
| Trivikram | Lord Vishnu | त्रिविक्रम |
| Tukaram | A saint poet | तुकाराम |
| Name | Meaning | In Devanagari |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsidaas | Servant of Tulsi | तुलसीदास |
| Tulsidas | Servant of Tulsi (Basil plant) | तुलसीदास |
| Tungabhadra | Noble | तुंगभद्रा |
| Turag | A thought | तुरग |
| Tushaar | Snow | तुषार |
| Tushar | Frost, mist | तुषार |
| Tusharkanti | Lord Shiva | तुषारकांती |
These are the names on this page that show up in United States birth registrations for 2025 — a real signal of which spellings Indian families abroad are registering now. India has no comparable public register, so anyone ranking names within India is estimating.
| Name | Meaning | US births, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Tejas | Radiant | 43 |
| Tej | Light | 13 |
| Tanvik | Beautiful, Attractive | 12 |
| Tanmay | Engrossed | 11 |
| Tanush | Lord Shiva, Worth praising | 11 |
| Tanay | Son | 10 |
| Tanish | Jewel | 10 |
| Tarak | Protector, Savior | 9 |
| Toran | A scared gateway | 8 |
| Tarun | Young | 6 |
Say the shortlist with the surname, out loud, several times. A name that is lovely alone can be unsayable in full, and the full version is what a teacher will read from a register.
Fix the spelling before you register the birth. Romanised Indian names have several accepted spellings — the one on the birth certificate has to match the school record, the passport and the Aadhaar that follow it, and correcting them later is genuinely painful.
If your family follows the panchang, the birth nakshatra's pada decides the traditional syllable. Our birth star calculator gives the star, the pada and its syllable from the date and time of birth — start there, then look for a name on this page that fits.
And check the short form and the initials, because those are what the child will actually be called.
Q: How many boys' names starting with T are on this page? — 67, each with a recorded meaning. Names whose meaning we cannot verify are not listed.
Q: Which is the most used? — Of the names here, Tejas (radiant) has the highest 2025 US birth count. Within India, popularity varies a great deal by state and community.
Q: Is my baby's nakshatra syllable the same as this letter? — Not necessarily. The panchang syllables are written in Devanagari and do not map one-to-one onto English letters — "Ch", "Sh" and "Th" are single sounds, for instance. Use the birth star calculator for the syllable, then match it to the Devanagari spellings in the table.
Q: Do you have girls' names for this letter? — Yes, on its own page, along with lists for the other letters and for names grouped by meaning.
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