Dhyani
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DYAH-nee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
Dhyani is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “meditative; contemplative”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies).
What does Dhyani mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit dhyana 'meditation'
“meditative; contemplative”
Sanskrit dhyana, 'meditation', is also the source of the words Chan and Zen.
Is Dhyani a girl's or a boy's name?
Dhyani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dhyani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Dhyani, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 9 girls.
2025 had more girls named Dhyani than any year since 2012.
Half of all the girls named Dhyani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Dhyani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
Names like Dhyani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhanvi, Dhriti, Saanvi, Sanvi, Yashvi, Vaani, Krishvi, Anvi, Kashvi, Aarvi, Tanvi, Aashvi
Names related to Dhyani
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dhyani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhyani, updated 20 October 2026.