MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mani mean?
Maṇi is a general gem word and a productive compound member, appearing after other elements in names such as Lalmani. Manikya names the more specific ruby within the jewel vocabulary.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Tamil
மணி
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मणि
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mani in Indian usage
175,199 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: 99,136 records (56.6%).
- Recorded as male: 76,063 records (43.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,136 |
| 1930s | 4,656 |
| 1940s | 13,286 |
| 1950s | 26,843 |
| 1960s | 35,957 |
| 1970s | 35,267 |
| 1980s | 33,932 |
| 1990s | 24,020 |
| Other decades | 102 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 33,407 |
| Rajasthan | 29,318 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 29,284 |
| Bihar | 16,526 |
| Jharkhand | 8,919 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8,130 |
| Punjab | 7,643 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7,630 |
| Odisha | 6,432 |
| Haryana | 6,375 |
| Assam | 5,798 |
| Tripura | 4,024 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,416 |
| Delhi | 2,648 |
| Maharashtra | 2,225 |
| Puducherry | 1,001 |
| Uttarakhand | 913 |
| Manipur | 376 |
| Chandigarh | 239 |
| Sikkim | 208 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 160 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 121 |
| Meghalaya | 108 |
| Other states | 298 |
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 | Mani / M | 5 | 3,684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Manikavasagam Jegathesan
Malaysian sprinter
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Mani ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Mani; Table_6, C4039 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mani; Table_6, C4039
- Monier-Williams, maṇi, p. 774,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: மணி ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.