MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Madhav mean?
Madhav continues Mādhava, a descendant of Madhu and a name of Krishna or Vishnu. Sanskrit texts also apply the name to Shiva. The adjective relates to spring, and a spring month is called Madhava as well.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
माधव
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Madhav in Indian usage
34,736 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: 1,764 records (5.1%).
- Recorded as male: 32,972 records (94.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 791 |
| 1940s | 1,927 |
| 1950s | 3,456 |
| 1960s | 5,113 |
| 1970s | 6,781 |
| 1980s | 8,742 |
| 1990s | 7,778 |
| Other decades | 148 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 8,435 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,049 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,584 |
| Bihar | 4,950 |
| Maharashtra | 2,926 |
| Jharkhand | 2,282 |
| Rajasthan | 1,589 |
| Delhi | 744 |
| Kerala | 671 |
| Uttarakhand | 470 |
| Haryana | 292 |
| Punjab | 270 |
| Goa | 201 |
| Other states | 273 |
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 | Madhav / M | 26 | 1,124 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Madhav; Table_6, C1144 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Madhav; Table_6, C1144
- Monier-Williams, mādhava, p. 808,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.