Yazhini
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- YAH-zhih-nee
- Origin
- Tamil
Yazhini is a girls' name of Tamil origin, meaning “melodious, like the yazh harp”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Yazhini mean?
Tamil: from yazh, an ancient Tamil harp
“melodious, like the yazh harp”
Named after the yazh, an ancient Tamil stringed instrument described in classical Sangam poetry.
Is Yazhini a girl's or a boy's name?
Yazhini is a girls' name.
How popular is Yazhini in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the girls named Yazhini in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yazhini in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
Names like Yazhini
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kyomi Saanvi Adhara Navi Avani Aashvi Anvi Dhriti Vaani Samadhi Savani Kiyomi
More Tamil names
Nila Aathiran Iniya Aadhiran Nilah Kavin Aadhav Adhiran Venba Athiran Kayal Oviya Kalai Kannan Valli Nithila
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yazhini: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yazhini, updated 20 October 2026.