MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hanuman mean?
Hanumat is the Sanskrit form associated with hanu, jaw, and names Rama's devoted companion in the Ramayana. The epic figure is the son of Anjana and Rama's devoted ally. Hanuman crosses the sea to find Sita in Lanka during Rama's search for her.
Pronunciation
IAST: hanumāna
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हनुमान
Letter-by-letter: hanumāna
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hanuman in Indian usage
95,684 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 473 records (0.5%).
- Recorded as male: 95,211 records (99.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,481 |
| 1940s | 7,001 |
| 1950s | 12,719 |
| 1960s | 18,483 |
| 1970s | 17,973 |
| 1980s | 22,034 |
| 1990s | 14,536 |
| Other decades | 457 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 61,555 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 19,314 |
| Haryana | 6,433 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,041 |
| Bihar | 2,787 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 949 |
| Delhi | 523 |
| Uttarakhand | 243 |
| Punjab | 237 |
| Jharkhand | 235 |
| Maharashtra | 135 |
| Other states | 232 |
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