Entry № 2737 · Sanskrit origin

Himani Himani — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ hee-MAH-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Snow / Parvati (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "snow / parvati (sanskrit + foundational)".

Himani is from the Sanskrit Himānī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Himani is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Himānī snow-heap glacier + Sanskrit hima snow ice + foundational central in Hindu Shakta heritage + foundational Himānī foundational central epithet of Goddess Parvati as snow-mountain-daughter + foundational central in Hindu geographic-mountain heritage + foundational central in Himālaya abode of snow foundational mountain-range + foundational central in Kalidasas Kumarasambhava opening verse + foundational central in Hindu pilgrimage sites Gangotri + Kedarnath + Badrinath + foundational pan-Hindu Devi heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Snow / Parvati (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Himānī* snow-heap glacier + Sanskrit *hima* snow ice + foundational central in Hindu Shakta heritage + foundational *Himānī* foundational central epithet of Goddess Parvati as snow-mountain-daughter + foundational central in Hindu geographic-mountain heritage + foundational central in *Himālaya* abode of snow foundational mountain-range + foundational central in Kalidasas *Kumarasambhava* opening verse + foundational central in Hindu pilgrimage sites Gangotri + Kedarnath + Badrinath + foundational pan-Hindu Devi heritage

The name in its native script.

हिमानी
Transliteration
Himānī
Pronunciation
/ hiːˈmɑː.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Himani stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Himani · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Himanis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Himalaya / Kalidasa Kumarasambhava
Sanskrit snow-heap glacier + hima snow + Parvati snow-mountain-daughter + Himālaya abode of snow + Kalidasa Kumarasambhava opening verse + Gangotri + Kedarnath + Badrinath
Hindu Himalaya

Names connected to Himani.

The number behind Himani.

9

The Builder

Himani has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 3 syllables. Himani."
Mother of one