The baby name Sawani is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sah-WAH-nee (IPA: /səˈwɑːni/).
The baby name Sawani is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sah-WAH-nee (IPA: /səˈwɑːni/).
Sawani is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Sawani is a feminine Indian name rooted in modern Indo-Aryan languages, especially Hindi and Marathi. It derives from Sawan, the monsoon month in the Hindu lunar calendar (from Sanskrit Śrāvaṇa), so its sense is “of Sawan,” “monsoonal,” or “rain-bringing,” evoking freshness, fertility, and celebration. The form also appears in Gujarati and Marathi as an adjective (sāvni/sāvani) describing things associated with the rainy season.
As a given name, Sawani gained wider use in late 20th‑century India alongside other season and festival names, and it is often chosen for girls born during the Sawan month or in families devoted to Shiva, to whom this period is sacred. Variants and spellings include Saavani, Savani, and Sāvani; related names are Shravani/Shravani (a direct Sanskrit form), Sawan/Shravan (masculine), and Sravani (Telugu/Odia). Note that Savani also occurs as a surname in some Indian communities.
Sawani is a rare find. There are only 32 recorded uses of it in our data, from 13 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Sawani is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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