MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rudra mean?
Rudra is a Vedic deity whose name is connected with roaring or howling. Later religious literature closely identifies Rudra with Shiva and preserves the name in prayers to him. Vedic descriptions also give Rudra a healing role alongside his fierce aspect.
Pronunciation
IAST: rudra
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रुद्र
Letter-by-letter: rudra
Conventional spelling
Odia
ରୁଦ୍ର
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rudra in Indian usage
3,922 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (81.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 717 records (18.3%).
- Recorded as male: 3,205 records (81.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 261 |
| 1960s | 496 |
| 1970s | 747 |
| 1980s | 1,126 |
| 1990s | 1,166 |
| Other decades | 126 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 2,419 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 676 |
| Sikkim | 218 |
| Karnataka | 175 |
| Delhi | 151 |
| Other states | 283 |
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 | Rudra / M | 66 | 585 |
| England & Wales | Rudra / F | 5 | 4,201 |
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 Rudra; Table_6, C596 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rudra; Table_6, C596
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Rudra; Table_6, C4733 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Rudra; Table_6, C4733
- Monier-Williams, rudra, p. 883,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.