MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dhara mean?
Dhārā denotes a stream or current of water in Sanskrit. Its figurative uses include a continuous line or series, extending the image of uninterrupted flow.
Pronunciation
IAST: dhārā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
धारा
Letter-by-letter: dhārā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dhara in Indian usage
11,806 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (81.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,157 records (18.3%).
- Recorded as male: 9,649 records (81.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 446 |
| 1950s | 615 |
| 1960s | 1,377 |
| 1970s | 2,457 |
| 1980s | 3,421 |
| 1990s | 3,192 |
| Other decades | 298 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,364 |
| Rajasthan | 3,442 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,773 |
| Haryana | 779 |
| Maharashtra | 705 |
| Uttarakhand | 230 |
| Punjab | 168 |
| Odisha | 115 |
| Other states | 230 |
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 | Dhara / F | 7 | 3,333 |
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 Dhara; Table_6, C3425 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dhara; Table_6, C3425
- Monier-Williams, dhārā, p. 515,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.