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Rajanee

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Pronounced rah-jah-NEE /rɑː.dʒɑːˈniː/Medium

Meaning: Rajanee is a phonetic respelling of the Indian name Rajani, from Sanskrit 'rajani', meaning 'the night' and by extension the goddess of night. The doubled-vowel ending is an American touch on an old Sanskrit root.Low

In 30 seconds: Rajanee respells the Sanskrit Rajani, 'the night' — a gentle Indian import that surfaced only briefly in American records (said 'rah-jah-NEE').

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Origin MediumSanskrit

MeaningRajanee is a phonetic respelling of the Indian name Rajani, from Sanskrit 'rajani', meaning 'the night' and by extension the goddess of night. The doubled-vowel ending is an American touch on an old Sanskrit root.

U.S. rank (2001)#17318 ↘ Falling

2001 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1995

Total births (all-time)≈ 68

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Rajanee is an English respelling of Rajani, a name rooted in the Sanskrit word for night. Indian families have long used Rajani for its soft, lyrical sound and its link to the darkening evening sky.

In the United States the spelling Rajanee appeared only for a handful of years around 1995, never leaving the deep long tail and chosen for at most a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak. It reads as a rare heritage choice rather than a trend.

Did you know? The parent name Rajani belongs to the poetic Sanskrit vocabulary of nightfall, and in Hindu tradition it doubles as an epithet for the goddess of the night.

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References — Rajanee — respelling of Sanskrit Rajani, 'night'

Variations

RajaniRanjani

Nicknames

RajaNee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Rajanee mean?

Rajanee is a form of Rajani, from Sanskrit meaning 'the night'.

How do you pronounce Rajanee?

It's said rah-jah-NEE /rɑː.dʒɑːˈniː/ — three syllables, stress on the last.

Is Rajanee a boy or girl name?

Rajanee is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Rajanee?

Rajanee has always been very rare in the U.S., a brief heritage spelling seen mostly around the mid-nineties.