MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Darshan mean?
Darśana is a Sanskrit seeing noun from dṛś, to see. It extends to visiting a revered figure and to philosophical systems, both connected with a way of seeing.
Pronunciation
IAST: darśana
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दर्शन
Letter-by-letter: darśana
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Darshan in Indian usage
55,679 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: 12,096 records (21.7%).
- Recorded as male: 43,583 records (78.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,804 |
| 1940s | 5,250 |
| 1950s | 8,635 |
| 1960s | 11,772 |
| 1970s | 11,368 |
| 1980s | 10,092 |
| 1990s | 6,344 |
| Other decades | 414 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 15,425 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 12,910 |
| Uttarakhand | 5,280 |
| Rajasthan | 4,903 |
| Delhi | 4,102 |
| Bihar | 3,539 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,341 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2,718 |
| Jharkhand | 1,932 |
| Chandigarh | 522 |
| Goa | 372 |
| Kerala | 256 |
| Maharashtra | 160 |
| Other states | 219 |
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 | Darshan / M | 4 | 4,275 |
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 Darshan; Table_6, C4483 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Darshan; Table_6, C4483
- Monier-Williams, darśana, p. 470,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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