MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shravan mean?
Sanskrit shravana refers to hearing and to acquiring knowledge through listening. Shravan Kumar is remembered in the Ramayana story cycle for carrying and caring for his blind parents.
Pronunciation
IAST: śravaṇa
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
श्रवण
Letter-by-letter: śravaṇa
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
श्रवन
Letter-by-letter: śravana
21,496 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
श्रावण
Letter-by-letter: śrāvaṇa
5,058 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shravan in Indian usage
1,464 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 236 |
| 1980s | 548 |
| 1990s | 538 |
| Other decades | 142 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 886 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 324 |
| Kerala | 131 |
| Other states | 123 |
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 | Shravan / M | 3 | 5,137 |
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 Shravan; Table_6, C6388 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shravan; Table_6, C6388
- Monier-Williams, śravaṇa, p. 1096,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.