MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Simran mean?
Punjabi simran descends from Sanskrit smaraṇa, remembering. Its everyday senses include memory and repetition. In Sikh devotional practice it refers particularly to remembrance and repetition of the divine name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सिमरन
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਸਿਮਰਨ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सिमरण
Letter-by-letter: simaraṇa
299 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
About spelling and pronunciation
Pronunciation in the dictionary
ਸਿਮਰਨ: [sɪmə̆ɾənə̆] Wiktionary ↗
Other spellings
- Simaran
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Simran in Indian usage
35,070 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (92.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 32,588 records (92.9%).
- Recorded as male: 2,482 records (7.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 117 |
| 1960s | 344 |
| 1970s | 3,352 |
| 1980s | 12,320 |
| 1990s | 18,763 |
| Other decades | 174 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 10,364 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,485 |
| Haryana | 4,080 |
| Rajasthan | 3,895 |
| Bihar | 3,550 |
| Delhi | 2,198 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,164 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,163 |
| Jharkhand | 819 |
| Chandigarh | 402 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 387 |
| Goa | 231 |
| Maharashtra | 117 |
| Other states | 215 |
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 | Simran / F | 24 | 1,315 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Documented namesakes
Simran
Indian actress
Sources
- Wiktionary: ਸਿਮਰਨ ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- 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 Simran; Table_6, C1360 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Simran; Table_6, C1360
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.