MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kani mean?
Kanī is an old Sanskrit word for a girl or maiden. In northern speech, kanī also denotes a small grain or particle, allowing the feminine name an affectionate sense of littleness.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कनी
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कानी
Letter-by-letter: kānī
9,209 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kani in Indian usage
15,018 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (92%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 13,814 records (92%).
- Recorded as male: 1,204 records (8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,239 |
| 1940s | 2,239 |
| 1950s | 2,862 |
| 1960s | 3,372 |
| 1970s | 2,270 |
| 1980s | 1,679 |
| 1990s | 977 |
| Other decades | 380 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 10,645 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,669 |
| Maharashtra | 1,042 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 640 |
| Odisha | 350 |
| Jharkhand | 262 |
| Bihar | 145 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 105 |
| Other states | 160 |
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 | Kani / F | 5 | 4,201 |
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 Kani; Table_6, C4492 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kani; Table_6, C4492
- Monier-Williams, kanī, p. 248,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.