MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Vasu mean?
Vāsu is a Sanskrit name of Vishnu, explained through his dwelling in all beings. The same word can denote the universal or Supreme Soul. The distinct Sanskrit word vasu denotes goodness or wealth. The Vasus are also a class of deities conventionally numbered as eight.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
वासु
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Vasu in Indian usage
10,023 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (90.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 925 records (9.2%).
- Recorded as male: 9,098 records (90.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 944 |
| 1950s | 1,519 |
| 1960s | 2,031 |
| 1970s | 1,853 |
| 1980s | 1,571 |
| 1990s | 1,702 |
| Other decades | 403 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Jharkhand | 2,153 |
| Bihar | 2,106 |
| Rajasthan | 1,483 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,024 |
| Karnataka | 594 |
| Haryana | 514 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 454 |
| Maharashtra | 444 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 358 |
| Punjab | 311 |
| Gujarat | 229 |
| Uttarakhand | 229 |
| Other states | 124 |
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
- Monier-Williams, vasu, p. 931,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, vāsu, p. 948,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.