The baby name Marjani is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mar-JAH-nee (IPA: /mɑrˈdʒɑni/).
Marjani is Swahili in Origin.
The baby name Marjani is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mar-JAH-nee (IPA: /mɑrˈdʒɑni/).
Marjani is Swahili in Origin.
Marjani is a Swahili feminine name meaning “coral,” ultimately from Arabic marjān (مرجان), a Qur’anic term for coral and small pearls. The word traveled into Swahili through centuries of Indian Ocean trade, and the name also appears in Persian as Marjan/Marjane with the same sense. Coral’s associations with the sea, beauty, and protective amulets give the name a vivid, auspicious feel. Common pronunciation in English is mar-JAH-nee. In Islamic tradition, the word evokes sea-born bounty, often paired with pearls in scripture.
Used along the Swahili coast (Tanzania, Kenya, the Comoros), Marjani also gained modest visibility in the African diaspora and the United States; contemporary bearers include choreographer Marjani Forté-Saunders. Variants and related forms include Marjan (Swahili/Persian; note that Dutch Marjan is a separate form of Marianne), Marjane, and Arabic/Urdu spellings Marjān/Marjaan.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 5,122 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,074 | 55 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Marjani is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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