MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pranay mean?
Pranaya is a Sanskrit noun covering affection, love and friendly attachment. Classical poetry often uses it for intimate affection or a trusting relationship.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रणय
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pranay in Indian usage
9,198 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 316 records (3.4%).
- Recorded as male: 8,882 records (96.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 225 |
| 1960s | 682 |
| 1970s | 1,579 |
| 1980s | 2,967 |
| 1990s | 3,621 |
| Other decades | 124 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,408 |
| Assam | 1,331 |
| Odisha | 1,052 |
| Delhi | 976 |
| Tripura | 881 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 871 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 795 |
| Jharkhand | 617 |
| Rajasthan | 356 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 250 |
| Goa | 183 |
| Uttarakhand | 141 |
| Other states | 337 |
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 | Pranay / M | 10 | 2,269 |
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 Pranay; Table_6, C2401 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pranay; Table_6, C2401
- Monier-Williams, praṇaya, p. 660,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: प्रणय ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.