MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rasul mean?
Rasul comes from Arabic rasūl, a messenger sent with a message. In Islamic literature the term is used for a divine messenger and especially for Muhammad.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रसूल
Conventional spelling
Arabic
رسول
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रसुल
2,910 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rasul in Indian usage
6,901 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 2,175 records (31.5%).
- Recorded as male: 4,726 records (68.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 345 |
| 1940s | 706 |
| 1950s | 1,007 |
| 1960s | 1,390 |
| 1970s | 1,460 |
| 1980s | 1,316 |
| 1990s | 569 |
| Other decades | 108 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,445 |
| Maharashtra | 1,654 |
| Bihar | 1,296 |
| Jharkhand | 544 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 323 |
| Rajasthan | 223 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 207 |
| Other states | 209 |
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
- Wiktionary: رسول (rasūl) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: rasul ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.