MEANING & CONTEXT
What does San mean?
Odia sāna denotes smallness or younger age. San uses this familiar adjective as a short personal form.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Odia
ସାନ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सान
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
San in Indian usage
2,897 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: 1,484 records (51.2%).
- Recorded as male: 1,413 records (48.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 450 |
| 1960s | 626 |
| 1970s | 699 |
| 1980s | 562 |
| 1990s | 288 |
| Other decades | 272 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 2,897 |
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 | San / M | 6 | 3,256 |
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 San; Table_6, C3611 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling San; Table_6, C3611