MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Banu mean?
Banu is the Persian title bānū used as a feminine personal name. It also appears as the second part of names, giving an expression of respect to the woman named.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Kannada
ಬಾನು
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
बानू
Conventional spelling
Arabic
بانو
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Banu in Indian usage
5,378 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (90.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,880 records (90.7%).
- Recorded as male: 498 records (9.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 319 |
| 1950s | 576 |
| 1960s | 1,054 |
| 1970s | 1,370 |
| 1980s | 1,268 |
| 1990s | 644 |
| Other decades | 147 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Assam | 1,734 |
| Karnataka | 1,168 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 687 |
| Rajasthan | 645 |
| Jharkhand | 357 |
| Bihar | 252 |
| Maharashtra | 219 |
| Odisha | 163 |
| Other states | 153 |
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 | Banu / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- 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 Banu; Table_6, C5051 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Banu; Table_6, C5051
- Wiktionary: بانو ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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