MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Maaran mean?
Maaran is an old Tamil royal title used by the Pandya kings and later as a personal name. It is also an epithet of the poet-saint Nammalvar, a central figure in Tamil Vaishnava devotional poetry.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मारन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Maaran in Indian usage
3,168 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 161 records (5.1%).
- Recorded as male: 3,007 records (94.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 410 |
| 1960s | 684 |
| 1970s | 759 |
| 1980s | 761 |
| 1990s | 301 |
| Other decades | 253 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Tripura | 2,153 |
| Kerala | 384 |
| Bihar | 344 |
| Puducherry | 112 |
| Other states | 175 |
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 | Maaran / M | 5 | 3,684 |
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 Maaran; Table_6, C4033 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Maaran; Table_6, C4033
- Wiktionary: மாறன் ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.