MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Gauri mean?
Gaurī is the feminine of gaura, a colour adjective for light or golden tones. The whole word is also an established name of Parvati. Parvati is Shiva's consort, so the name also carries a specific goddess reference.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Gurmukhi
ਗੌਰੀ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
गौरी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Gauri in Indian usage
152,242 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: 103,550 records (68%).
- Recorded as male: 48,692 records (32%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 4,319 |
| 1940s | 10,361 |
| 1950s | 18,105 |
| 1960s | 29,012 |
| 1970s | 32,246 |
| 1980s | 33,375 |
| 1990s | 23,662 |
| Other decades | 1,162 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 51,874 |
| Odisha | 28,407 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 25,926 |
| Jharkhand | 14,688 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 10,769 |
| Rajasthan | 6,798 |
| Tripura | 4,107 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,140 |
| Maharashtra | 1,891 |
| Assam | 1,622 |
| Punjab | 1,333 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,130 |
| Haryana | 834 |
| Gujarat | 590 |
| Other states | 133 |
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 | Gauri / F | 7 | 3,333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Gauri; Table_6, C3466 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Gauri; Table_6, C3466