The baby name Kani is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-nee (IPA: /ˈkɑːni/ or /ˈkæni/).
The baby name Kani is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-nee (IPA: /ˈkɑːni/ or /ˈkæni/).
Kani is Hawaiian, Japanese, Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Kani is a cross-cultural given name with several independent roots. In Hawaiian, kani means “sound, chime, resonance” and evokes music and joyful noise. In Dravidian languages, especially Tamil and Malayalam, kani denotes “ripe fruit” and in Kerala also “auspicious first sight” (as in Vishukkani), giving the name a sense of ripeness and good fortune. In Kurdish (Kurmanji), kanî means “spring, fountain,” symbolizing life and freshness. In Japanese, kani written 蟹 means “crab” and more often appears as a surname or place name than as a given name.
Usage reflects these sources: feminine in South India and Kurdistan, unisex in Hawaii. In Ottoman and Turkish contexts, Kâni occurs as a male given name and literary pen name. Variants and related forms include Kanî (Kurdish), Kāni/Kâni (Ottoman–Turkish), English elaborations Kaniya/Kaniyah, and the Tamil compound Kanimozhi. Across traditions, Kani conveys themes of sound, abundance, renewal, and auspicious beginnings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| IQ | 0 | #104 | 26 | 3,533 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #122 | 715 | 11,303 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 5 | 5,862 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #373 | 24 | 15,987 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #399 | 7 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #433 | 10 | 2,180 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #458 | 9 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #490 | 179 | 13,071 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #515 | 16 | 8,334 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #529 | 25 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #534 | 20 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #535 | 52 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #546 | 86 | 13,121 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| TR | 0 | #628 | 1,069 | 19,440 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #636 | 62 | 17,960 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #679 | 29 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #715 | 55 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #730 | 9 | 3,895 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #812 | 70 | 17,948 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #825 | 14 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #878 | 15 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #897 | 56 | 5,697 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #900 | 36 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #906 | 46 | 16,906 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #920 | 11 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #930 | 22 | 5,873 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #931 | 71 | 16,750 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #950 | 45 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #999 | 94 | 22,615 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,046 | 66 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,049 | 128 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,074 | 68 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,088 | 41 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,110 | 69 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,375 | 240 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,462 | 10 | 10,046 |
Kani is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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