MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kripal mean?
Kripal is a conventional form related to Sanskrit kṛpālu, compassionate. In Hindi and Punjabi devotional language, the word is used of a merciful deity and also stands on its own as a personal name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कृपाल
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਲ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kripal in Indian usage
35,298 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,859 records (5.3%).
- Recorded as male: 33,439 records (94.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 995 |
| 1940s | 2,988 |
| 1950s | 5,223 |
| 1960s | 7,730 |
| 1970s | 7,706 |
| 1980s | 6,715 |
| 1990s | 3,654 |
| Other decades | 287 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 15,609 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,602 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,281 |
| Haryana | 2,322 |
| Bihar | 2,140 |
| Punjab | 2,040 |
| Rajasthan | 1,531 |
| Jharkhand | 560 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 552 |
| Maharashtra | 506 |
| Other states | 155 |
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, kṛpālu, p. 305,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.