About the name Sohini
Sohini works twice over, as an everyday Bengali compliment and as a raga sung in the small hours with a bright, yearning top note. It is one of the easier classical-music names for English speakers, landing somewhere near Sophie without borrowing from it.
Sohini is a girl name of Bengali origin, pronounced SOH-hee-nee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 86 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 2000s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Sohini?
Sohini currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 3.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 277,778. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Sohini
- Sohini SarkarBengali film and television actress
Spellings and variants of Sohini
Names similar to Sohini
Mohini
moh-HEE-nee
Enchantress; the female avatar Vishnu takes to bewitch the demons
Kalyani
kul-YAH-nee
Auspicious one, bringer of welfare; also a classical raga
Bela
BAY-lah
Jasmine flower, also the hour or shore
Sharvani
shar-VAH-nee
Consort of Sharva, an epithet of Parvati
Sindhu
SIN-dhoo
The Indus river, also the sea, and a classical raga
Eshani
eh-SHAH-nee
Consort of Isha, or Shiva; an epithet of Parvati
Indrani
in-DRAH-nee
Consort of Indra, queen of the heavens, also called Shachi
Jia
JYAH
Beautiful, excellent, family
Sohini — frequently asked questions
What does the name Sohini mean?
Sohini means "Beautiful one, also a late-night raga of the Marwa family". It is a name of Bengali origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Sohini?
Sohini is pronounced SOH-hee-nee, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Sohini?
Sohini scores 86 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 277,778 people carry it — about 3.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Sohini?
Sohini carries the expression number 11, known as The Visionary. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 5.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Sohini?
The lucky number for Sohini is 11 (with 2, 20, 29 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Pearl Shimmer. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Moonstone.