MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Baban mean?
Baban is a familiar masculine pet name in Marathi and neighbouring naming traditions. It belongs to the babā family of affectionate addresses and can be used independently of a longer formal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बबन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Baban in Indian usage
30,387 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,207 records (7.3%).
- Recorded as male: 28,180 records (92.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 514 |
| 1940s | 2,217 |
| 1950s | 5,421 |
| 1960s | 7,740 |
| 1970s | 7,041 |
| 1980s | 4,592 |
| 1990s | 2,742 |
| Other decades | 120 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 21,479 |
| Jharkhand | 2,634 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,268 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,615 |
| Maharashtra | 1,425 |
| Punjab | 255 |
| Goa | 140 |
| Delhi | 119 |
| Haryana | 117 |
| Other states | 335 |
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 | Baban / 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 Baban; Table_6, C3764 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Baban; Table_6, C3764