MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bani mean?
Punjabi bāṇī denotes speech, language, or utterance. In Sikh devotional vocabulary it refers especially to sacred verses, giving the personal name a specific literary and religious association.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बाणी
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਬਾਣੀ
Conventional spelling
About spelling and pronunciation
Pronunciation in the dictionary
ਬਾਣੀ: /bäː.ɳiː/ Wiktionary ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bani in Indian usage
27,301 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 16,021 records (58.7%).
- Recorded as male: 11,280 records (41.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 984 |
| 1940s | 2,232 |
| 1950s | 3,481 |
| 1960s | 4,808 |
| 1970s | 6,226 |
| 1980s | 6,066 |
| 1990s | 3,240 |
| Other decades | 264 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 8,382 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,096 |
| Delhi | 3,130 |
| Assam | 2,956 |
| Haryana | 1,627 |
| Odisha | 1,554 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,345 |
| Tripura | 1,233 |
| Rajasthan | 815 |
| Jharkhand | 728 |
| Bihar | 498 |
| Punjab | 249 |
| Gujarat | 151 |
| Meghalaya | 112 |
| Uttarakhand | 105 |
| Other states | 320 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Bani / F | 14 | 2,006 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: ਬਾਣੀ ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bani; Table_6, C2036 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bani; Table_6, C2036
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.