MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pran mean?
Sanskrit prana denotes the breath that sustains life. Indian philosophical and yogic writings also use it for the vital energy expressed through breathing.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्राण
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pran in Indian usage
2,113 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (91.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 174 records (8.2%).
- Recorded as male: 1,939 records (91.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 252 |
| 1960s | 374 |
| 1970s | 433 |
| 1980s | 433 |
| 1990s | 379 |
| Other decades | 242 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 575 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 344 |
| Assam | 299 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 178 |
| Meghalaya | 144 |
| Other states | 573 |
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, prāṇa, p. 705,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.