The baby name Moti is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOH-tee (IPA: /ˈmoʊti/; Hindi: /ˈmoːti/).
The baby name Moti is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MOH-tee (IPA: /ˈmoʊti/; Hindi: /ˈmoːti/).
Moti is Hebrew, Urdu in Origin.
Moti is a unisex given name with dual linguistic roots. In South Asian languages (Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati), moti (मोती/موتی) means “pearl,” deriving from Sanskrit mauktika; it connotes rarity, purity, and a beloved child “precious as a pearl.” In modern Hebrew, Moti (or Motti) functions as a familiar diminutive of Mordechai rather than carrying a literal meaning.
As a personal name in the subcontinent, it appears both alone and in compounds such as Motilal, Motiram, and Motibai, and has long been favored in folk poetry and family nicknaming. In Israel, Moti/Motti rose to everyday use in the mid-20th century and is sometimes given as the official name. Variants and spellings include Moti, Moty, Motti; related forms are Motilal, Motiram, Motibai, and the honorific-style Moti Bai. The core Indo-Aryan sense is “pearl,” while the Hebrew nickname traces to Mordechai’s tradition.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #85 | 1,993 | 10,983 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| IL | 0 | #107 | 218 | 6,291 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| PS | 0 | #126 | 94 | 5,692 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #143 | 838 | 10,655 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #234 | 8 | 5,992 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 16 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #401 | 6 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| BH | 0 | #501 | 53 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #502 | 29 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #512 | 12 | 10,981 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #533 | 21 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #534 | 43 | 10,045 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #541 | 12 | 10,162 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #546 | 162 | 18,093 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #594 | 38 | 13,121 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #600 | 18 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #650 | 373 | 16,750 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #670 | 100 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #686 | 12 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #741 | 141 | 17,948 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #860 | 234 | 22,615 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #892 | 44 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #981 | 746 | 28,008 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,070 | 42 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,092 | 37 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,158 | 21 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,446 | 26 | 10,046 |
Moti is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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