MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kalyani mean?
Kalyani is the feminine form of the Sanskrit adjective kalyāṇa. It also occurs as a goddess name and in Indian musical traditions.
Pronunciation
IAST: kalyāṇī
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कल्याणी
Letter-by-letter: kalyāṇī
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कल्यानी
Letter-by-letter: kalyānī
6,364 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kalyani in Indian usage
41,035 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 40,702 records (99.2%).
- Recorded as male: 333 records (0.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 3,131 |
| 1940s | 4,938 |
| 1950s | 5,333 |
| 1960s | 4,240 |
| 1970s | 4,406 |
| 1980s | 9,541 |
| 1990s | 8,755 |
| Other decades | 691 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 21,986 |
| Kerala | 17,353 |
| Puducherry | 1,033 |
| Goa | 185 |
| Delhi | 182 |
| Other states | 296 |
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 | Kalyani / F | 5 | 4,201 |
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 Kalyani; Table_6, C4489 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kalyani; Table_6, C4489
- Monier-Williams, kalyāṇa, p. 263,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, kalyāṇī, p. 263,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.