MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Himani mean?
Sanskrit himānī denotes a mass or accumulation of snow. Himani is also a name of Parvati. That divine use links the snowy image with the goddess associated with the Himalaya.
Pronunciation
IAST: himānī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हिमानी
Letter-by-letter: himānī
Conventional spelling
Bengali
হিমানী
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਹਿਮਾਨੀ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Himani in Indian usage
19,570 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 19,300 records (98.6%).
- Recorded as male: 270 records (1.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 292 |
| 1960s | 701 |
| 1970s | 1,923 |
| 1980s | 5,724 |
| 1990s | 10,759 |
| Other decades | 171 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,516 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,825 |
| Assam | 2,461 |
| Delhi | 1,847 |
| Rajasthan | 1,625 |
| Haryana | 1,613 |
| Punjab | 986 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 941 |
| Jharkhand | 814 |
| Tripura | 631 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 606 |
| Bihar | 207 |
| Chandigarh | 133 |
| Other states | 365 |
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 | Himani / F | 7 | 3,333 |
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 Himani; Table_6, C3485 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Himani; Table_6, C3485
- Monier-Williams, himānī, p. 1299,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: हिमानी ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.