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קרני

Karni means “my ray of light, or my horn”

Karni is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.

In Hebrew
קרני
In English letters
Karni
Other English spellings
Carni
Meaning
My ray of light, or my horn
Origin
Hebrew
Given to
Girls
Gematria value
360

1,051 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Karni.

  • 993 of them are women and girls, and 58 are men and boys.
  • 77 of them were born in 2019, more than in any other year.
  • Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 240, against 125 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is growing.
Israelis named Karni, by year of birth
02040608019641970197619821988199420002006201220182024
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Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.

This is how Karni is counted in each population group.

These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling קרני today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.

Carriers of the name by population group and sex
Population groupCarriersBorn in 2024Rank in 2024
Jewish girls99337252 of 678
Jewish boys587464 of 541

In 2024, Karni ranked 252 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.

These six names are close to Karni in theme or origin.

These are the questions people ask about the name Karni.

What does the name Karni mean?

Karni means “my ray of light, or my horn”. Karni is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Is Karni a boy's name or a girl's name?

Karni is mainly a girl's name. Of the 1,051 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 993 are women and girls and 58 are men and boys.

How do you write Karni in Hebrew?

Karni is written קרני in Hebrew.

How many people in Israel are named Karni?

1,051 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Karni today. The most were born in 2019. In 2024, Karni ranked 252 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.

Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.

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