MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Devak mean?
Devk is a clipped form of Devak, a Sanskrit adjective meaning divine or celestial. Devaka is also the father of Devaki in epic genealogy, linking the name with Krishna’s maternal family.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
देवक
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Devak in Indian usage
1,734 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: 1,385 records (79.9%).
- Recorded as male: 349 records (20.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 218 |
| 1940s | 344 |
| 1950s | 378 |
| 1960s | 371 |
| 1970s | 221 |
| Other decades | 202 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Himachal Pradesh | 996 |
| Bihar | 397 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 140 |
| Other states | 201 |
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, devaka, p. 495,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.