MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pallavi mean?
Pallavi grows from the Sanskrit pallava word for a tender leaf or shoot. In Carnatic music, pallavi also names the principal opening line of a composition, adding a musical association to the botanical image.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
पल्लवी
Conventional spelling
Kannada
ಪಲ್ಲವಿ
Conventional spelling
Telugu
పల్లవి
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
പല്ലവി
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pallavi in Indian usage
8,494 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 724 |
| 1980s | 3,409 |
| 1990s | 4,150 |
| Other decades | 211 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,960 |
| Delhi | 2,462 |
| Karnataka | 1,754 |
| Goa | 878 |
| Kerala | 251 |
| Other states | 189 |
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 | Pallavi / F | 4 | 4,867 |
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 Pallavi; Table_6, C5667 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pallavi; Table_6, C5667
- Behind the Name: Pallavi ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: पल्लव ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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