The baby name Barani is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-RAH-nee (IPA: /bɑːˈrɑːni/).
The baby name Barani is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-RAH-nee (IPA: /bɑːˈrɑːni/).
Barani is Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Barani is a South Asian unisex name from Sanskrit Bharani, meaning "bearer" or "vessel," and the name of the second lunar mansion (nakshatra) in Hindu astrology. In Tamil and Malayalam traditions it figures in calendars and temple festivals such as Bharani Deepam, and has long served as a given name in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sri Lanka, and the diaspora. The simplified spelling Barani reflects Dravidian phonetic rendering of Bharani.
Variants include Bharani, Bharanee, Baranee, and regional short forms Bari and Ani; usage is gender-neutral. In Persian and Urdu, barani means "rainy" or "rain-fed," from baran "rain," so the name also resonates with the rain imagery in related name Baran. It is well attested in South Indian naming and sometimes appears as a surname, as with the medieval historian Ziauddin Barani. Overall meanings span "the bearer," "the Bharani star," and by extension "rain-blessed."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| IQ | 0 | #128 | 6 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #429 | 76 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #540 | 13 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #566 | 102 | 13,071 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #655 | 43 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #942 | 60 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 31 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 30 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,453 | 19 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,586 | 29 | 28,008 |
Barani is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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