MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bibhishan mean?
Bibhishan is the Odia form of Vibhishana, Ravana's brother in the Ramayana. He joins Rama and becomes ruler of Lanka after Ravana's defeat. The Sanskrit adjective behind the name means formidable or fearsome.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बिभीषण
Conventional spelling
Odia
ବିଭୀଷଣ
Conventional spelling
Odia
ବିଭିଷଣ
4,420 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bibhishan in Indian usage
4,477 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 966 records (21.6%).
- Recorded as male: 3,511 records (78.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 276 |
| 1950s | 579 |
| 1960s | 877 |
| 1970s | 1,029 |
| 1980s | 1,006 |
| 1990s | 545 |
| Other decades | 165 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 4,477 |
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.
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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
- Monier-Williams, vibhīṣaṇa, p. 978,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.