MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nalini mean?
Nalinī is formed from the Sanskrit lotus word nalina. The complete noun can describe the lotus plant or its stalk. It also denotes an assemblage of lotuses or a lotus-filled pond.
Pronunciation
IAST: nalinī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नलिनी
Letter-by-letter: nalinī
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nalini in Indian usage
24,632 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 24,207 records (98.3%).
- Recorded as male: 425 records (1.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,683 |
| 1950s | 5,684 |
| 1960s | 6,502 |
| 1970s | 4,392 |
| 1980s | 3,167 |
| 1990s | 1,394 |
| Other decades | 810 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 16,323 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,780 |
| Odisha | 2,680 |
| Goa | 560 |
| Puducherry | 425 |
| Karnataka | 403 |
| Delhi | 172 |
| Other states | 289 |
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 | Nalini / F | 3 | 5,927 |
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 Nalini; Table_6, C7061 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nalini; Table_6, C7061
- Monier-Williams, nalinī, p. 530,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.