MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Abhimanyu mean?
Abhimanyu is the son of Arjuna and Subhadra in the Mahabharata. His story is closely associated with entering the chakravyuha battle formation. Subhadra is Krishna's sister, giving Abhimanyu a maternal connection to Krishna.
Pronunciation
IAST: abhimanyu
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अभिमन्यु
Letter-by-letter: abhimanyu
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अभिमन्यू
Letter-by-letter: abhimanyū
6,944 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Abhimanyu in Indian usage
36,189 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 223 records (0.6%).
- Recorded as male: 35,966 records (99.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 483 |
| 1950s | 1,244 |
| 1960s | 2,875 |
| 1970s | 5,227 |
| 1980s | 10,739 |
| 1990s | 15,418 |
| Other decades | 203 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 14,877 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 10,667 |
| Jharkhand | 3,801 |
| Rajasthan | 1,619 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,559 |
| Delhi | 1,110 |
| Haryana | 1,083 |
| Kerala | 445 |
| Uttarakhand | 240 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 168 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 158 |
| Karnataka | 152 |
| Other states | 310 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Abhimanyu / M | 5 | 3,684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Abhimanyu; Table_6, C3700 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Abhimanyu; Table_6, C3700
- Monier-Williams, abhimanyu, p. 67,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.