MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rani mean?
The queen word Rani corresponds to Sanskrit rājñī and appears independently as well as in Rajrani. Maharani expands the queen word with mahā, great.
Pronunciation
IAST: rānī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रानी
Letter-by-letter: rānī
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
राणी
Letter-by-letter: rāṇī
11,149 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rani in Indian usage
657,788 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 654,635 records (99.5%).
- Recorded as male: 3,153 records (0.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,165 |
| 1930s | 4,348 |
| 1940s | 11,973 |
| 1950s | 28,861 |
| 1960s | 80,892 |
| 1970s | 148,941 |
| 1980s | 218,210 |
| 1990s | 163,255 |
| Other decades | 143 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 216,257 |
| Bihar | 138,942 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 100,464 |
| Punjab | 47,075 |
| Haryana | 38,732 |
| Jharkhand | 31,105 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28,453 |
| Rajasthan | 20,623 |
| Kerala | 10,304 |
| Uttarakhand | 5,926 |
| Odisha | 5,101 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,625 |
| Puducherry | 2,460 |
| Delhi | 2,194 |
| Tripura | 1,893 |
| Assam | 1,089 |
| Chandigarh | 1,069 |
| Maharashtra | 950 |
| Meghalaya | 486 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 300 |
| Manipur | 257 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 119 |
| Goa | 112 |
| Other states | 252 |
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 | Rani / F | 21 | 1,454 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rani ↗ (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 Rani; Table_6, C1502 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rani; Table_6, C1502
- Monier-Williams, rāṇī, p. 875,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.