MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rang mean?
The Sanskrit word raṅga developed a rich range covering colour, pleasure and performance. In Hindi, Rang retains the colour sense, while rangmanch preserves its older connection with the stage.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रंग
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rang in Indian usage
16,398 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (88.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,920 records (11.7%).
- Recorded as male: 14,478 records (88.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,223 |
| 1950s | 2,463 |
| 1960s | 3,375 |
| 1970s | 3,126 |
| 1980s | 3,271 |
| 1990s | 2,417 |
| Other decades | 523 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 7,180 |
| Rajasthan | 3,248 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,076 |
| Bihar | 1,871 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 785 |
| Jharkhand | 443 |
| Haryana | 328 |
| Mizoram | 144 |
| Other states | 323 |
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, raṅga, p. 862,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.