Entry № 2921 · Sanskrit origin

Indrani Indrani — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ in-DRAH-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Queen of Indra (one of the Sapta Matrikas)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "queen of indra (one of the sapta matrikas)".

Indrani (इन्द्राणी) is the feminine of Indra — "queen of Indra." Wife of Indra, king of the Vedic gods — also called Shachi ("power"). One of the Sapta Matrikas (Seven Mothers) of Tantric Hinduism, depicted with thousand eyes like her husband and riding his elephant Airavata. Mother of Jayanta and Jayanti; her temple at Indrani in Maharashtra is a renowned pilgrimage site.

Featured throughout Vedic and Puranic literature.

Queen of Indra. One of the Seven Mothers; rides Airavata the white elephant.

The name in its native script.

इन्द्राणी
Transliteration
Indrāṇī
Pronunciation
/ ɪnˈdrɑː.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Indrani stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Indrani · last year
87 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 · —

Indranis before her.

Real people
Indrani Rahman
Indian classical dancer.
1930 – 1999
In fiction
Indrani
Vedic and Puranic literature.

Names connected to Indrani.

The number behind Indrani.

9

The Humanitarian

Indrani reduces to nine — the number of Indra's queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Queen of Indra. Seven letters. Indrani."
Priya · Mother of one · Varanasi