Meaning & origin
What it means
Ramani goes back to Sanskrit रमणी, meaning “beautiful.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ramani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 245
- 0 boys · 245 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,729 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +158%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,729 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 158.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 490 as a first name in 2020; 1,083 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ramani’s family of names
Ramani may belong to the same name family as RAMANNI. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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