MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sovan mean?
Sovan belongs to the regional forms of Shobhan, from Sanskrit shobhana, beautiful or splendid. Its root concerns shining and having a pleasing appearance in descriptive language.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोवन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sovan in Indian usage
3,762 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: 1,595 records (42.4%).
- Recorded as male: 2,167 records (57.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 386 |
| 1960s | 682 |
| 1970s | 809 |
| 1980s | 979 |
| 1990s | 665 |
| Other decades | 241 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 1,686 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,054 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 603 |
| Jharkhand | 184 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 109 |
| Other states | 126 |
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.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001