MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Raman mean?
Sanskrit ramaṇa denotes delight or an agreeable companion. It belongs to the ram root family, associated with pleasure and enjoyment.
Pronunciation
IAST: ramaṇa
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रमण
Letter-by-letter: ramaṇa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Raman in Indian usage
99,199 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (85.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 14,487 records (14.6%).
- Recorded as male: 84,712 records (85.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,993 |
| 1940s | 4,525 |
| 1950s | 7,611 |
| 1960s | 11,997 |
| 1970s | 17,660 |
| 1980s | 29,008 |
| 1990s | 25,961 |
| Other decades | 444 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 18,863 |
| Punjab | 16,481 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15,765 |
| Kerala | 12,021 |
| Haryana | 8,568 |
| Rajasthan | 8,538 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,283 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4,529 |
| Jharkhand | 2,452 |
| Delhi | 1,757 |
| Maharashtra | 1,549 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,236 |
| Chandigarh | 578 |
| Puducherry | 530 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 479 |
| Tripura | 149 |
| Assam | 140 |
| Other states | 281 |
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 | Raman / M | 7 | 2,952 |
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 Raman; Table_6, C3180 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Raman; Table_6, C3180
- Monier-Williams, ramaṇa, p. 868,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.