MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tanvi mean?
Tanvi is a Sanskrit feminine adjective for a slender or delicate woman. Classical poetry uses it as a description, and the same form became an established personal name.
Pronunciation
IAST: tanvī
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
तन्वी
Letter-by-letter: tanvī
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tanvi in Indian usage
1,271 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 346 |
| 1990s | 805 |
| Other decades | 120 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 627 |
| Other states | 644 |
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 | Tanvi / F | 13 | 2,138 |
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 Tanvi; Table_6, C2273 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tanvi; Table_6, C2273
- Monier-Williams, tanvī, p. 435,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.