If you’re struggling to find just the right name for your new baby and want something that will be very unusual with an Indian slant, get inspired by these Bollywood baby names (yes, really!)
Just like it is in other areas of celebrity inspired naming around the world, Bollywood continues to inspire South Asian baby names. In recent years, the trend in stars’ names has moved away from short, straightforward names like Raj and Jaya to unusual and complex names like Hrithik and Aishwarya.
Astrologers and numerologists are usually hired to make sure that the actor’s name is in harmony with his or her date and timing of birth. This auspicious naming often extends to the actual titles of the films that they star in as well.
First names of the stars of Bollywood
| Star names for Girls | Star names for Boys |
| Aditi | Aamir |
| Aishwarya | Abhishek |
| Amisha | Aditya |
| Amrita | Aftab |
| Ayesha | Ajay |
| Celina | Akshay |
| Diya | Akshaye |
| Esha | Amitabh |
| Hema | Amjad |
| Isha | Amrish |
| Jaya | Anil |
| Juhi | Anupam |
| Kajol | Arjun |
| Kareena | Arshad |
| Karishma | Aryan |
| Kashmira | Ashok |
| Katrina | Asrani |
| Lara | Dev |
| Madhubala | Dharmendra |
| Madhuri | Dilip |
| Mahima | Dino |
| Malaika | Emraan |
| Mallika | Fardeen |
| Mamata | Girish |
| Manisha | Govinda |
| Meena | Gulshan |
| Meenakshi | Guru |
| Mumtaz | Hrithik |
| Nargis | Jackie |
| Neetu | Javed |
| Neha | Kader |
| Nutan | Kamal |
| Padmini | Karan |
| Parveen | Kiran |
| Pooja | Kishore |
| Poonam | Kumar |
| Preity | Madhavan |
| Priyanka | Manoj |
| Rani | Milind |
| Ratni | Mithun |
| Rakhee | Nana |
| Raveena | Om |
| Reema | Prabhu |
| Rekha | Pran |
| Riya | Prithviraj |
| Saira | Puru |
| Sameera | Rahul |
| Sarita | Raj |
| Seema | Rajendra |
| Shabana | Rajnikant |
| Shamita | Randhir |
| Sharmila | Rishi |
| Shilpa | Ritesh |
| Simran | Saif |
| Sneha | Salman |
| Soha | Sanjay |
| Sonali | Sanjeev |
| Sridevi | Shah Rukh |
| Sushmita | Shahid |
| Tabu | Shammi |
| Tanuja | Shashi |
| Tanushree | Shatrughan |
| Tejaswani | Shekhar |
| Tina | Sonu |
| Twinkle | Sunil |
| Urmila | Sunny |
| Vasundhra | Tusshar |
| Vidya | Upen |
| Waheeda | Vivek |
| Zeenat | Zayed |
