MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Karna mean?
Karṇa is the Sanskrit ear word and the name of a central Mahabharata warrior. Epic tradition identifies Karna as the son of Surya and Kunti. He is also the king of Anga in the narrative.
Pronunciation
IAST: karṇa
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कर्ण
Letter-by-letter: karṇa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Karna in Indian usage
21,058 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 773 records (3.7%).
- Recorded as male: 20,285 records (96.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 389 |
| 1940s | 1,108 |
| 1950s | 2,461 |
| 1960s | 3,450 |
| 1970s | 3,752 |
| 1980s | 4,175 |
| 1990s | 5,601 |
| Other decades | 122 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 8,196 |
| Bihar | 1,930 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,902 |
| Rajasthan | 1,827 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,408 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,045 |
| Jharkhand | 1,021 |
| Assam | 773 |
| Tripura | 543 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 461 |
| Maharashtra | 404 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 402 |
| Odisha | 378 |
| Sikkim | 371 |
| Other states | 397 |
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, karṇa, p. 256,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.