MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pranav mean?
Pranava is the Sanskrit designation of the sacred syllable Om. The term occurs in Vedic and later philosophical texts, where the syllable has a central place in recitation and meditation.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रणव
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pranav in Indian usage
9,960 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling प्रणव.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 107 records (1.1%).
- Recorded as male: 9,853 records (98.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,470 |
| 1980s | 3,695 |
| 1990s | 4,433 |
| Other decades | 362 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 4,672 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,183 |
| Jharkhand | 1,244 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 850 |
| Rajasthan | 438 |
| Haryana | 268 |
| Other states | 305 |
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 | Pranav / M | 26 | 1,124 |
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 Pranav; Table_6, C1146 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pranav; Table_6, C1146
- Monier-Williams, praṇava, p. 660,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.