MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Santi mean?
Santi continues Sanskrit śānti, peace or the calming of disturbance. The word is also spoken as a wish for peace at the close of many Indian prayers.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शांति
Conventional spelling
Telugu
శాంతి
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Santi in Indian usage
5,312 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (86%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,570 records (86%).
- Recorded as male: 742 records (14%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 235 |
| 1960s | 501 |
| 1970s | 1,014 |
| 1980s | 2,025 |
| 1990s | 1,291 |
| Other decades | 246 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,456 |
| Meghalaya | 622 |
| Delhi | 506 |
| Mizoram | 496 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 379 |
| Sikkim | 215 |
| Kerala | 186 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 171 |
| Nagaland | 127 |
| Other states | 154 |
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 | Santi / M | 34 | 914 |
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 Santi; Table_6, C937 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Santi; Table_6, C937
- Monier-Williams, śānti, p. 1064,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.