MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jeevan mean?
Sanskrit jīvana is the life noun formed from jīv, to live. Sanskrit jīvana can also denote the means of sustaining life or a livelihood.
Pronunciation
IAST: jīvana
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जीवन
Letter-by-letter: jīvana
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਜੀਵਨ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
जीवण
Letter-by-letter: jīvaṇa
4,624 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jeevan in Indian usage
102,820 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (89.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 10,748 records (10.5%).
- Recorded as male: 92,072 records (89.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,582 |
| 1940s | 4,579 |
| 1950s | 9,010 |
| 1960s | 14,889 |
| 1970s | 21,378 |
| 1980s | 28,546 |
| 1990s | 22,422 |
| Other decades | 414 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 27,515 |
| Punjab | 14,740 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 11,927 |
| Rajasthan | 11,367 |
| Uttarakhand | 7,900 |
| Bihar | 6,863 |
| Jharkhand | 6,222 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5,743 |
| Haryana | 3,549 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,469 |
| Kerala | 1,563 |
| Delhi | 1,433 |
| Maharashtra | 418 |
| Chandigarh | 292 |
| Goa | 256 |
| Manipur | 133 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 123 |
| Other states | 307 |
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 | Jeevan / M | 21 | 1,307 |
| England & Wales | Jeevan / 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 Jeevan; Table_6, C1339 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jeevan; Table_6, C1339
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jeevan; Table_6, C6671 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jeevan; Table_6, C6671
- Wiktionary: जीवन ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: ஜீவன் ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.