Tani
Featured in baby name books
Tani is a Japanese name meaning “valley.” Tani is also given a Greek meaning, “giant.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Tani in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Tani against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Tani is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Tani in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 7 girls were named Tani, making it the #11932 girls' name in the US. Since 1942, 1,004 girls have been named Tani, with the most (62) in 1963.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Tani
There are 67 towns and villages with Tani in their name, in 24 countries.
🇮🇩 Indonesia 13🇯🇵 Japan 12🇦🇫 Afghanistan 5🇮🇳 India 5🇹🇭 Thailand 5🇰🇭 Cambodia 4🇧🇯 Benin 2🇲🇲 Myanmar 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tani | Tuscany, 🇮🇹 Italy | 23 | Map |
| Tani | Arequipa, 🇵🇪 Peru | 3 | Map |
| Ban Tani | Surin, 🇹🇭 Thailand | – | Map |
| Ban Tani | Surin, 🇹🇭 Thailand | – | Map |
| El Tani | Tabasco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Gerak Tani | Aceh, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Jetak Tani | Central Java, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Kampung Tani | North Sumatra, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Karya Tani | North Sumatra, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
| Kemenangan Tani | North Sumatra, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Tani songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Tani in their title. The best known:
- Buruh Tani
- Gunjō no Tani – Alan Dawa Dolma (2009)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Tani
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Tani products
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