MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ramachandra mean?
Ramachandra is the Sanskrit name of Rama, son of Dasharatha and husband of Sita. Chandra, moon, is an honorific second element suggesting excellence. The name identifies the hero whose journey and conflict with Ravana shape the Ramayana.
Pronunciation
IAST: rāmacandra
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रामचन्द्र
Letter-by-letter: rāmacandra
Conventional spelling
Telugu
రామచంద్ర
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
രാമചന്ദ്ര
Conventional spelling
Tamil
ராமசந்திர
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ramachandra in Indian usage
7,995 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 138 records (1.7%).
- Recorded as male: 7,857 records (98.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 675 |
| 1950s | 1,306 |
| 1960s | 1,547 |
| 1970s | 1,533 |
| 1980s | 1,597 |
| 1990s | 1,126 |
| Other decades | 211 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 6,839 |
| Kerala | 1,047 |
| Other states | 109 |
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, rāmacandra, p. 877,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.