MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sohani mean?
Punjabi sohnī is the feminine word for beautiful. The Sohni-Mahiwal romance also gives this name a lasting literary association. The romance is set around the Chenab, which Sohni crosses to meet Mahiwal.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोहनी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sohani in Indian usage
43,170 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 41,854 records (97%).
- Recorded as male: 1,316 records (3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,741 |
| 1940s | 4,519 |
| 1950s | 8,295 |
| 1960s | 10,895 |
| 1970s | 7,339 |
| 1980s | 6,348 |
| 1990s | 3,643 |
| Other decades | 390 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 36,872 |
| Maharashtra | 2,373 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,089 |
| Bihar | 805 |
| Jharkhand | 688 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 573 |
| Haryana | 385 |
| Punjab | 140 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 126 |
| Other states | 119 |
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.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001