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Entry № 1208 · Indigenous Australian origin

Tarni Tarni — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TAR-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Indigenous Australian
Meaning
"Salt water, ocean"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Kaurna)
The meaning

A name that means "salt water, ocean".

Tarni is an Indigenous Australian name from the Kaurna language of the Adelaide Plains people, meaning "salt water" or "ocean."

Tarni is rising in modern Australia.

Salt water. The Kaurna ocean.
Popularity

Where Tarni stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tarni · 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 · —
Namesakes

Tarnis before her.

Real people
Tarni
Modern Australian Indigenous name.
In fiction
Tarni
Common in Australian fiction.
Related

Names connected to Tarni.

Variants & spellings
Similar meaning
Sister suggestions
Sounds alike
Numerology

The number behind Tarni.

6

The Nurturer

Tarni reduces to six — the number of Australian ocean.

Parents on Tarni

Why families chose this name.

"Salt water in Kaurna. Five letters. Tarni."
Catherine · Mother of one · Adelaide