Sahni
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Sahni by the numbers
Sahni was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Sahni
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sahni. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sani18 in the US (2017)
- Saraiprincess; my princess717 in the US (2017)
- Saanvibeautiful and virtuous woman66 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahanapatient; forbearing; easy to bear136 in the US (2017)
- Sanvibeautiful and virtuous woman18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahardawn; early morning17 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sahni
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