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Hemani

Gender
Girl
Say it
hay-MAH-nee
Origin
Sanskrit

Hemani is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “golden”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Hemani mean?

Sanskrit: from Sanskrit hema, gold

“golden”

Built on the Sanskrit hema, meaning gold.

Is Hemani a girl's or a boy's name?

Hemani is a girls' name.

How popular is Hemani in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 girls.

1996Busiest: 5 in 20082017
Hemani in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20173#5,998
20160–
20150–
20140–
20133#6,003
20120–
20114#4,980
20100–
20090–
20085#4,065
20073#5,415
20061#6,685
20053#4,976
20043#4,789
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
19964#3,289

Names like Hemani

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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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, “Hemani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hemani, updated 20 October 2026.