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The baby name Gani is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GAH-nee — English/Hebrew/Albanian/Turkish: /ˈɡɑːni/; Arabic (Ghani) with a voiced velar fricative: /ɣaːniː/ (often transliterated 'Ghani')..

Gani is Albanian, Arabic, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Albanian, Arabic, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Pronunciation: GAH-nee — English/Hebrew/Albanian/Turkish: /ˈɡɑːni/; Arabic (Ghani) with a voiced velar fricative: /ɣaːniː/ (often transliterated 'Ghani').

What is the meaning of the name Gani ?

The baby name Gani is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GAH-nee — English/Hebrew/Albanian/Turkish: /ˈɡɑːni/; Arabic (Ghani) with a voiced velar fricative: /ɣaːniː/ (often transliterated 'Ghani')..

Gani is Albanian, Arabic, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish in Origin.

Gani is a masculine given name with multilayered Islamic and regional roots. It ultimately derives from Arabic Ghani (al-Ghanī, غني), “wealthy, bountiful, self-sufficient,” one of the 99 Names of God, connoting abundance and independence from need. Through Ottoman influence the form Gani entered Turkish and then spread across the Balkans, becoming familiar in Albanian and Bosnian communities; it also appears as a short form in West Africa.

Usage is documented since the Ottoman era; examples include Albanian/Kosovar intellectual Gani Bobi; in Nigeria, Gani is a hypocoristic of Ganiyu/AbdulGaniyu (Servant of the Self-Sufficient), seen in figures like Gani Fawehinmi. Variants and related forms include Ghani, Ghanī, Gany, Ganiy; theophoric compounds Abdelghani/Abdul Ghani, Abdulghaniy; and feminine Ghaniyah/Ghania. Meaning across cultures centers on “rich, generous, abundant,” sometimes interpreted as “content, independent.”

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Gani – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
AL 0 #65 11 2,372
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
SI 0 #76 5 1,612
KZ 0 #78 13 1,452
KZ Boys 0 #78 512 6,578
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
RS 0 #84 1 923
SI Boys 0 #105 114 3,402
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
AL Boys 0 #117 240 5,122
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
ID Boys 0 #122 10 4,130
BN Boys 0 #132 8 6,332
RS Boys 0 #147 8 2,277
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #175 3 2,769
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
Sweden Boys 2017 #189 2 1,544
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
BG Boys 0 #214 7 3,850
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
AL Girls 0 #221 7 4,141
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
GR Boys 0 #247 21 6,912
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
KZ Girls 0 #310 11 5,862
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
DK Boys 0 #324 9 7,401
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
GH Boys 0 #356 6 8,138
PH Boys 0 #356 28 11,440
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
OM Girls 0 #385 12 15,987
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
Austria Boys 0 #404 39 2,180
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
SD Boys 0 #459 8 10,523
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
RU Boys 0 #487 19 12,621
KW Girls 0 #494 22 19,177
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
LY 0 #522 14 12,703
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
BH 0 #529 25 17,937
AE Girls 0 #539 15 20,968
IR Boys 0 #543 10 10,162
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
BD Boys 0 #564 13 10,045
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
TR 0 #581 1,409 19,440
IL Girls 0 #607 11 11,648
IN Girls 0 #617 15 13,121
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
KW Boys 0 #626 144 18,755
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
QA Boys 0 #634 74 18,093
SG Boys 0 #636 62 17,960
LB 0 #642 17 13,263
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #654 14 13,071
Finland Boys 2026 #671 12 3,552
NG Boys 0 #704 259 16,906
DZ 0 #718 504 20,130
OM Boys 0 #757 125 17,948
IN Boys 0 #760 248 16,750
SY 0 #763 5 11,684
NG Girls 0 #770 17 15,093
Germany Boys 0 #788 165 5,697
TN 0 #804 26 13,765
MY Boys 0 #826 292 25,439
AE Boys 0 #845 249 22,615
SA Girls 0 #870 66 25,931
United States Boys 2013 #870 5 7,323
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
Spain Boys 0 #914 17 5,610
EG Boys 0 #917 9 15,035
NL Boys 0 #931 21 5,873
EG Girls 0 #944 16 14,742
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
MY Girls 0 #982 13 24,821
PE Girls 0 #1,005 6 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
SA Boys 0 #1,035 662 28,008
MA 0 #1,054 75 20,986
IT Boys 0 #1,125 349 10,046
ZA Boys 0 #1,157 22 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,265 3 17,781

Gani is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

France
AE
AF
AL
AO

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People also ask about Gani

Gani is predominantly a boy's name.
Gani is a 2 syllable name, pronounced GAH-nee — English/Hebrew/Albanian/Turkish: /ˈɡɑːni/; Arabic (Ghani) with a voiced velar fricative: /ɣaːniː/ (often transliterated 'Ghani')..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ghani, Ghany, Ganie, Ganiy and Ganit (related Hebrew feminine).
Across languages, Gani has these equivalents: Arabic: Ghani (غني), Hebrew: Gani (גני).
Yes — Gani ranked #189 in Sweden in 2017, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Gani ranks highest in Sweden (#189 in 2017).
Gani's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #409 in 2012 to #385 in 2021 in France.