MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hridaya mean?
Sanskrit hṛdaya names both the heart and the inward seat of thought and feeling. It can also denote the essential core of a subject.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हृदय
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हृदया
Letter-by-letter: hṛdayā
3,898 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hridaya in Indian usage
4,492 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: 1,356 records (30.2%).
- Recorded as male: 3,136 records (69.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 295 |
| 1950s | 716 |
| 1960s | 1,205 |
| 1970s | 1,281 |
| 1980s | 652 |
| 1990s | 201 |
| Other decades | 142 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 3,582 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 475 |
| Other states | 435 |
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 | Hridaya / M | 4 | 4,275 |
| England & Wales | Hridaya / F | 3 | 5,927 |
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 Hridaya; Table_6, C4626 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hridaya; Table_6, C4626
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hridaya; Table_6, C6577 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hridaya; Table_6, C6577
- Monier-Williams, hṛdaya, p. 1302,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.