MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Praphull mean?
Praphull continues Sanskrit praphulla, opened like a flower. The adjective extends from blossoming to smiling or cheerful expression.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रफुल्ल
Conventional spelling
Bengali
প্রফুল্ল
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Praphull in Indian usage
11,095 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 241 records (2.2%).
- Recorded as male: 10,854 records (97.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 297 |
| 1940s | 925 |
| 1950s | 1,502 |
| 1960s | 1,858 |
| 1970s | 2,007 |
| 1980s | 2,284 |
| 1990s | 2,009 |
| Other decades | 213 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Assam | 3,312 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,891 |
| Jharkhand | 1,818 |
| Bihar | 1,696 |
| Tripura | 1,178 |
| Rajasthan | 518 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 322 |
| Uttarakhand | 208 |
| Other states | 152 |
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, praphulla, p. 683,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.