MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Saran mean?
Saran is a vernacular form of Sharan, refuge or protection. The word has a devotional use in expressions of seeking shelter with a deity or teacher.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
शरण
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सरन
Letter-by-letter: sarana
2,194 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Saran in Indian usage
11,346 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: 2,667 records (23.5%).
- Recorded as male: 8,679 records (76.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 469 |
| 1940s | 1,010 |
| 1950s | 1,406 |
| 1960s | 1,755 |
| 1970s | 1,846 |
| 1980s | 2,233 |
| 1990s | 2,523 |
| Other decades | 104 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,209 |
| Bihar | 1,361 |
| Kerala | 1,266 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,232 |
| Punjab | 1,084 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 698 |
| Maharashtra | 616 |
| Haryana | 545 |
| Jharkhand | 525 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 444 |
| Delhi | 403 |
| Uttarakhand | 259 |
| Rajasthan | 169 |
| Sikkim | 145 |
| Tripura | 134 |
| Other states | 256 |
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 | Saran / F | 3 | 5,927 |
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 Saran; Table_6, C7355 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Saran; Table_6, C7355
- Monier-Williams, śaraṇa, p. 1057,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.