Popular baby names of 2016

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It’s that time of the year again. Where we look back at the time gone by and reminisce about the good and bad. But the thing with a new baby in house is that it’s only good memories and a great feeling of parenthood.

Everyone who’s experienced parenthood know, the first question we get is girl or a boy? and the next inevitable one: What’s the name? Unique names for baby, Modern sounding names for baby, easy on the ear and tongue, or go with a traditional name for your baby, the confusion prevailing before the naming ceremony is immense.

Here we share the 20 most popular names of 2016:

Top 10 Girl names of 2016:

Advika: Unique

Anvi: One of Goddess Durga’s name

Aradhaya: Worthy of worship

Aashi: Blessing

Harini: Deer like

Kaira: Unique

Pari: Angel

Pihu: Chirp of birds

Riya: Name of Goddess Lakshmi

Ruhi: A flower

Top 10 Popular Boys name of 2016:

Aarav: Peaceful

Arjun: white, clear; a warrior hero in Mahabharta

Aryan: belonging to the ancient race

Daksh: proficient

Ishaan: A name of Lord Shiva

Nipun: Very able

Rachit: Created

Reyansh: A part of Lord Shiva

Tejaswi: lustrous

Vivaan: One of Lord Krishna’s name

While some names went down the ladder, some maintained their status quo. A few made a new entry in the top 10 names for Indian Hindu Babies.