MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mahi mean?
Punjabi mahi is an affectionate word for a beloved, familiar from love songs. Sanskrit mahi, with a different vowel pattern, denotes the earth and supplies another established Indian name sense.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
माही
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मही
Letter-by-letter: mahī
4,060 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mahi in Indian usage
9,314 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (87.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,152 records (12.4%).
- Recorded as male: 8,162 records (87.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 618 |
| 1950s | 1,291 |
| 1960s | 2,222 |
| 1970s | 2,473 |
| 1980s | 1,581 |
| 1990s | 886 |
| Other decades | 243 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 2,352 |
| Assam | 1,820 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,681 |
| Rajasthan | 781 |
| Delhi | 691 |
| Jharkhand | 440 |
| Odisha | 400 |
| Bihar | 296 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 225 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 124 |
| Punjab | 112 |
| Other states | 392 |
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 | Mahi / F | 40 | 872 |
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 Mahi; Table_6, C891 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mahi; Table_6, C891
- Monier-Williams, mahī, p. 803,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.