MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Angad mean?
Aṅgada denotes an ornament worn on the upper arm. The Ramayana also gives this name to Vali's son, who serves in Rama's army. Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru, is another enduring referent of the name.
Pronunciation
IAST: aṅgada
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अंगद
Letter-by-letter: aṅgada
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Angad in Indian usage
39,989 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: 220 records (0.6%).
- Recorded as male: 39,769 records (99.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 977 |
| 1950s | 2,073 |
| 1960s | 4,157 |
| 1970s | 6,761 |
| 1980s | 12,450 |
| 1990s | 13,159 |
| Other decades | 412 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 23,544 |
| Bihar | 8,100 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,510 |
| Jharkhand | 1,529 |
| Delhi | 740 |
| Rajasthan | 676 |
| Haryana | 456 |
| Uttarakhand | 156 |
| Other states | 278 |
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 | Angad / M | 29 | 1,035 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Angad; Table_6, C1042 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Angad; Table_6, C1042
- Monier-Williams, aṅgada, p. 7,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- SGPC: Guru Angad ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Guru Angad is the second Sikh Guru.
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.