MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Beni mean?
Beni continues veṇī, a braid, through the northern change from v to b. The braided image also names a meeting of rivers, giving Beni a devotional connection with a sacred confluence.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बेनी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Beni in Indian usage
14,158 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: 5,404 records (38.2%).
- Recorded as male: 8,754 records (61.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 735 |
| 1940s | 1,795 |
| 1950s | 2,651 |
| 1960s | 3,109 |
| 1970s | 2,833 |
| 1980s | 1,884 |
| 1990s | 982 |
| Other decades | 169 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,753 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,187 |
| Jharkhand | 1,264 |
| Bihar | 1,251 |
| Rajasthan | 781 |
| Maharashtra | 202 |
| Odisha | 189 |
| Uttarakhand | 186 |
| Haryana | 103 |
| Assam | 101 |
| Other states | 141 |
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 | Beni / M | 3 | 5,137 |
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 Beni; Table_6, C5370 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Beni; Table_6, C5370