MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sadan mean?
Sadan is a Sanskrit noun for a dwelling or home. It remains productive in Hindi names of houses and institutions, keeping the idea of a place of belonging.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सदन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sadan in Indian usage
14,098 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,033 records (7.3%).
- Recorded as male: 13,065 records (92.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 860 |
| 1950s | 2,135 |
| 1960s | 3,245 |
| 1970s | 3,547 |
| 1980s | 2,651 |
| 1990s | 1,310 |
| Other decades | 350 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 4,241 |
| Bihar | 3,799 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,318 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,509 |
| Jharkhand | 742 |
| Rajasthan | 494 |
| Kerala | 251 |
| Delhi | 142 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 133 |
| Maharashtra | 132 |
| Other states | 337 |
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 | Sadan / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sadan; Table_6, C7322 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sadan; Table_6, C7322
- Monier-Williams, sadana, p. 1138,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.