Ruhani
Girl · roo-HAH-nee · Arabic
Ruhani is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “spiritual”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 5,098th for girls in the US (25 babies).
What does Ruhani mean?
Arabic: from Arabic ruh 'spirit', used in South Asia
“spiritual”
From Arabic ruh, 'spirit', used as a girls' name by Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu-speaking families.
- Say it
- roo-HAH-nee
Is Ruhani a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruhani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 25 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ruhani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Ruhani, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
2025 had the most girls named Ruhani of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Ruhani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Ruhani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
How popular is Ruhani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,098among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 64,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 25 girls in the US were named Ruhani, making it the 5,098th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Ruhani in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ruhani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5,018 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7,338 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
Names like Ruhani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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