MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sohan mean?
Sohan continues the vernacular sohaṇa, handsome or pleasing, from Sanskrit śobhana. The older Sanskrit śobhana adjective also carries an auspicious or excellent sense.
Pronunciation
IAST: sohana
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोहन
Letter-by-letter: sohana
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sohan in Indian usage
202,691 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 10,501 records (5.2%).
- Recorded as male: 192,190 records (94.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,307 |
| 1930s | 5,430 |
| 1940s | 14,787 |
| 1950s | 24,890 |
| 1960s | 35,244 |
| 1970s | 37,544 |
| 1980s | 49,710 |
| 1990s | 33,679 |
| Other decades | 100 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 49,947 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 42,702 |
| Punjab | 27,589 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 20,329 |
| Haryana | 18,836 |
| Bihar | 16,328 |
| Uttarakhand | 7,785 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7,573 |
| Jharkhand | 6,612 |
| Delhi | 3,745 |
| Chandigarh | 623 |
| Goa | 123 |
| Maharashtra | 110 |
| Other states | 389 |
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 | Sohan / M | 4 | 4,275 |
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 Sohan; Table_6, C5012 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sohan; Table_6, C5012