MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pralhad mean?
Pralhad is the established Marathi form of Prahlada, a Sanskrit word for delight. Prahlada is the devoted child whom Vishnu protects in the Narasimha story. His father in that narrative is Hiranyakashipu.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रल्हाद
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pralhad in Indian usage
3,139 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 1,009 records (32.1%).
- Recorded as male: 2,130 records (67.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 464 |
| 1960s | 745 |
| 1970s | 768 |
| 1980s | 417 |
| 1990s | 435 |
| Other decades | 310 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 1,686 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 675 |
| Bihar | 520 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 110 |
| Other states | 148 |
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, prahlāda, p. 701,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.