MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pari mean?
Pari is the Persian word for a fairy, borrowed into Urdu and Hindi. In poetry a pari can represent an otherworldly image of beauty.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Odia
ପରୀ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
परी
Conventional spelling
Odia
ପରି
1,659 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pari in Indian usage
2,775 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: 1,843 records (66.4%).
- Recorded as male: 932 records (33.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 163 |
| 1950s | 374 |
| 1960s | 612 |
| 1970s | 729 |
| 1980s | 540 |
| 1990s | 255 |
| Other decades | 102 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 1,813 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 170 |
| Jharkhand | 157 |
| Other states | 635 |
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 | Pari / F | 14 | 2,006 |
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 Pari; Table_6, C2109 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pari; Table_6, C2109