Shravana Nakshatra Baby Names: Auspicious Starting Sounds & Meanings

In the Vedic tradition, a baby's first name is chosen from the Janma Nakshatra, the lunar mansion the Moon occupied at birth. A child born under Shravana nakshatra (ruled by Moon, presiding deity Vishnu) carries the qualities of learning, listening, connection, and the name is traditionally begun with a specific auspicious sound fixed by the nakshatra's pada (quarter).

Lucky starting sounds for Shravana nakshatra

If you don't know the exact pada, any of these sounds (Ju, Je, Jo, Gha) is considered auspicious for a Shravana-born baby. The exact pada needs a precise birth time; you can find it instantly with AstroMedha's free chart.

Shravana nakshatra baby names with meanings

Boy names

• Jugal: Pair, couple
• Khilan: One who blossoms
• Jeet: Victory
• Jeevan: Life
• Johar: Jewel, gem
• Jogi: Ascetic, yogi
• Khelan: Playful, sportive
• Ghanshyam: Dark like clouds, Krishna
• Ghana: Cloud, dense
• Ghanasyama: Cloud-dark, Lord Krishna

Girl names

• Jui: A jasmine flower
• Khilona: Toy, plaything
• Khiti: Earth
• Jenya: Noble, well-born
• Jenisha: Queen of joy
• Jeevika: Source of life, water
• Jeevitha: Full of life
• Johara: Gem, jewel
• Ghanika: Small cloud

Unisex names

• Jugnu: Firefly

Pair the name with your baby's numerology

The nakshatra fixes the starting sound; a truly auspicious name also harmonises its Chaldean name-number with the child's birth number (mulank) and destiny number (bhagyank). A name on the right syllable but a clashing number is only half-aligned. AstroMedha's naming engine checks both at once: the lucky sound and the number harmony, then suggests names tuned to your child's exact chart.

Shravana baby names by pada (quarter)

The pada fixes which of Shravana's sounds the name begins with. If the birth time is precise enough to place the pada, start here; if it is not, any sound below is auspicious for a Shravana-born baby.

Pada 1 — names beginning with Ju

Boy: Jugal (Pair, couple), Khilan (One who blossoms)

Girl: Jui (A jasmine flower), Khilona (Toy, plaything), Khiti (Earth)

Unisex: Jugnu (Firefly)

Pada 2 — names beginning with Je

Boy: Jeet (Victory), Jeevan (Life)

Girl: Jenya (Noble, well-born), Jenisha (Queen of joy), Jeevika (Source of life, water), Jeevitha (Full of life)

Pada 3 — names beginning with Jo

Boy: Johar (Jewel, gem), Jogi (Ascetic, yogi), Khelan (Playful, sportive)

Girl: Johara (Gem, jewel)

Pada 4 — names beginning with Gha

Boy: Ghanshyam (Dark like clouds, Krishna), Ghana (Cloud, dense), Ghanasyama (Cloud-dark, Lord Krishna)

Girl: Ghanika (Small cloud)

Boy and girl names for Shravana

Both lists are above, under Shravana nakshatra baby names with meanings — 11 boy names, 10 girl names in total. The starting sound is the same either way; the nakshatra fixes the sound, not the gender.

How to choose

1. Confirm the baby's Moon nakshatra and pada from an accurate birth chart.
2. Shortlist names that begin with Ju, Je, Jo, Gha.
3. Check each shortlisted name's numerology against the birth and destiny numbers.
4. Pick the name that is beautiful, meaningful, easy to say anywhere in the world, and astrologically in tune.

Try the free Vedic Baby Name Finder to get names ranked for your baby's exact birth star and numbers, or explore more numerology insights.