Given name & surname
Bansi
“one who plays the flute”
Bansi is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “one who plays the flute.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who plays the flute.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bansi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 150 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bansi’s family of names
Bansi has a related form in Bansea. Bansi has a related form in Bansee. Bansi has a related form in Bansey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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