Bhavani

given name · Latin script

Meaning: A Hindu goddess, Durga in her amiable form

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/bhɑvɑni/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Bhavani is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Thailand than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 46K(inferred from the name graph)
  • THThailand≈1 in 9.4Kas ภาวนา
  • USUnited States1 in 215Kas Bhavna

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Bhavani itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Thailand (inferred from the name graph)

≈7,400 named ภาวนา, est.

3 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
208 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 46K (inferred from the name graph)

Malaysia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

BhavaniLatin(measured from records)
ภาวนาThai(measured from records)
భావనTelugu(measured from records)

3 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Bhavana in US United States, CN China, ภาวนา in TH Thailand and ভাবনা in BD Bangladesh.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

A Hindu goddess, Durga in her amiable form.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Where in the world(measured from records)

Bhavani counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Bhavani is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
TH Thailand—≈7,400 est.≈1 in 9.4Klistedภาวนา77
CN China—≈3,800 est.≈1 in 363K—Bhavana6
BD Bangladesh—≈2,900 est.≈1 in 56Klistedভাবনা6
ID Indonesia—≈2,000 est.≈1 in 136KlistedBhavani9
US United States—1,550as Bhavna1 in 215K1.5KBhavana208
AO Angola—≈750 est.≈1 in 43K—Bhavani1
MY Malaysia—≈720 est.≈1 in 46K—Bhavani25
BH Bahrain—≈29 est.≈1 in 52K—Bhavani5
PL Poland—121 in 3.2M10—3
IN India#826——389Bhavani183

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20); dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Bhavani is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hindi given name36 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Bangladesh, Australia

    Languages: Hindi, Bangla, English

    Also written Bhabani, ভবানী, Vabani, Vobani, Bhãbåñî

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Bhavāni, Bhavānī

  • Spanish given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, United Kingdom, Mexico

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

    Also written Bhavaní, Bhąvąñï, Bhávåñí

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, India, United States

    Also written Bhavâni

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

190019502000Bhavani Iyer, b. 1901Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy, b. 2000Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, b. 2000

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

Informalनमस्ते Bhavani जी,Hi Bhavani, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 22 sources across 11 countries.

Official registers attesting Bhavani
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
IN IndiaIndia Names Dataset — Andhra Pradesh Electoral Rolls (Internet Archive)—108K#29
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19931.2K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19941.2K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19921.1K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19881.1K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19911.1K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19901.1K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19891K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19831K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19871K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1995964—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)1982956—

Reference works 3

  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Bhavani mean, and where does it come from?
A Hindu goddess, Durga in her amiable form. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Bhavani?
A machine transcription gives /bhɑvɑni/ (IPA) for Hindi.
Is Bhavani a male or female name?
Bhavani is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Bhavani have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 7.4 thousand people named ภาวนา in Thailand, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Bhavani?
In Poland, the national register counted 12 people named Bhavani in 2026, about 1 in 3.2 million residents.
How common is Bhavani compared with other names?
In India, Bhavani is the 826th most common given name of 3,760,348 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Bhavani” — the 826th most common given name in India. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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