Buddhist Baby Boy Names

NameRoot's corpus includes 464 buddhist boy names, of which 122 are tier-1 cultural classics. The collection draws from classical sources, modern usage, and the broader Buddhist naming tradition.

Min-jun is among the most culturally significant choices in this collection. It means "The name's clean, modern sound and traditional roots make it a cultural favourite". The "popularity" sort order combines cultural tier and contemporary usage data from the past decade.

Many buddhist names travel well across cultures — the NameRoot detail page for each name lists every tradition where it's used and any cross-cultural pairings. The app surfaces names that work for mixed-heritage families based on both parents' backgrounds.

NameRoot rates every name on (1) the resonance of its meaning, (2) Pythagorean numerology, (3) Chaldean numerology, (4) phonetic compatibility with your family surname, (5) compatibility with the child's birth-star/nakshatra, and (6) uniqueness vs commonality. Together these give parents a 360° view, not just a list.