Entry № 2347 · Arabic origin

Tahani Tahani — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tah-HAH-nee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Arabic

Meaning

"Congratulations (Arabic)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Arabic)

The meaning

A name that means "congratulations (arabic)".

Tahani (تهاني) is the Arabic plural of tahniya — "congratulations, felicitations." A celebratory Arabic feminine name.

**Tahani Al-Jamil** is the British-Pakistani character in NBC's The Good Place (2016-2020).

Congratulations. The Arabic celebratory.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

تهاني

Transliteration: Tahānī
Pronunciation: / təˈhɑː.ni /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Tahani stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Tahani · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Tahanis before her.

Real people

Tahani Karrar

Sudanese-British physicist.

In fiction

Tahani Al-Jamil

Featured in The Good Place.

2016-2020

Names connected to Tahani.

Numerology

The number behind Tahani.

The Nurturer

Tahani reduces to six — the number of Arabic celebratory.

Parents on Tahani

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic celebrations. Six letters. Tahani."

Reem · Mother of one · Riyadh