Names by rashi राशि
The moon's position at birth — the janma rashi — traditionally decides which syllable a name should begin with. Find your baby's rashi below to see its auspicious letters and every matching name in our catalog.
Don't know the rashi? The Moon Sign & Nakshatra calculator works it out from the birth date, time and place.
Mesh
Aries
Common naming sounds include A, La, Li, Lu and Le.
Ruler: Mars
See Mesh names →Vrishabh
Taurus
Common naming sounds include Ba, Bi, Bu, Ve, Vo and U.
Ruler: Venus
See Vrishabh names →Mithun
Gemini
Common naming sounds include Ka, Ki, Ku, Gha, Chha and Ke.
Ruler: Mercury
See Mithun names →Kark
Cancer
Common naming sounds include Hi, Hu, He, Ho, Da and De.
Ruler: Moon
See Kark names →Sinh
Leo
Common naming sounds include Ma, Mi, Mu, Me, Mo and Ta.
Ruler: Sun
See Sinh names →Kanya
Virgo
Common naming sounds include Pa, Pi, Pu, Sha, Na and Tha.
Ruler: Mercury
See Kanya names →Tula
Libra
Common naming sounds include Ra, Ri, Ru, Re, Ro and Ta.
Ruler: Venus
See Tula names →Vrishchik
Scorpio
Common naming sounds include Na, Ni, Nu, Ne, No, Ya and Yi.
Ruler: Mars
See Vrishchik names →Dhanu
Sagittarius
Common naming sounds include Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha and Bhe.
Ruler: Jupiter
See Dhanu names →Makar
Capricorn
Common naming sounds include Bho, Ja, Ji, Ju, Je and Khi.
Ruler: Saturn
See Makar names →Kumbh
Aquarius
Common naming sounds include Go, Sa, Si, Su, Se, So and Sha.
Ruler: Saturn
See Kumbh names →Meen
Pisces
Common naming sounds include Di, Du, Tha, Jha, Da, Cha and Chi.
Ruler: Jupiter
See Meen names →Going deeper: the 27 nakshatras
Each rashi contains two to three nakshatras (birth stars), and each nakshatra pada refines the starting syllable further — Ashwini suggests Chu, Che, Cho, La; Rohini suggests O, Va, Vi, Vu. If you know the nakshatra, you can be beautifully precise.