Nilani
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning sapphire; blue gemstone.
Nilani by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Nilani. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nilani. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean blue
Like Nilani, each of these has blue in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Indigoindigo dye; deep blue color82 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sapphireprecious blue gemstone; from sappheiros60 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saphirasapphire; precious blue stone; a form of Sapphira141 in the US (2017)
- Niladark blue; indigo64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Azulblue116 in the US (2017)
- Neelblue, sapphire115 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Nilani, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Nilani
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