Phani
Origin
Telugu
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
the hooded serpent (Sanskrit phani), short for Phanindra, lord of serpents, the cosmic snake Adisesha on whom Vishnu rests; a distinctly Telugu devotional name
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Phani peaked in the 2020s.
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