MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nidhi mean?
Nidhi is a treasure or repository noun used for accumulated riches and figuratively for a store of knowledge. The Sanskrit noun can denote a store or repository as well as treasure.
Pronunciation
IAST: nidhi
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निधि
Letter-by-letter: nidhi
Conventional spelling
Odia
ନିଧି
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਨਿਧੀ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
निधी
Letter-by-letter: nidhī
21,375 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nidhi in Indian usage
110,015 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 107,082 records (97.3%).
- Recorded as male: 2,933 records (2.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 205 |
| 1940s | 352 |
| 1950s | 481 |
| 1960s | 9,640 |
| 1970s | 9,732 |
| 1980s | 40,191 |
| 1990s | 49,266 |
| Other decades | 148 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 37,193 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 16,983 |
| Bihar | 15,038 |
| Odisha | 9,620 |
| Rajasthan | 6,857 |
| Haryana | 6,524 |
| Delhi | 4,742 |
| Punjab | 3,712 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,335 |
| Jharkhand | 2,729 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,537 |
| Kerala | 533 |
| Chandigarh | 513 |
| Goa | 273 |
| Other states | 426 |
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 | Nidhi / F | 5 | 4,201 |
| Scotland | Nidhi / F | 3 | 780 |
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 Nidhi; Table_6, C4634 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nidhi; Table_6, C4634
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nidhi; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nidhi; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, nidhi, p. 548,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.