MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pranab mean?
Pranab is the Odia form of Pranav, from Sanskrit praṇava. The word names the sacred syllable Om, used at the opening of prayers and recitations.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रणब
Conventional spelling
Odia
ପ୍ରଣବ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pranab in Indian usage
2,358 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (80.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 464 records (19.7%).
- Recorded as male: 1,894 records (80.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 287 |
| 1970s | 652 |
| 1980s | 810 |
| 1990s | 491 |
| Other decades | 118 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 2,358 |
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, praṇava, p. 660,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.