MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Vasudev mean?
Vasudev continues Sanskrit Vasudeva with a long first vowel, the patronymic of Krishna. It identifies Krishna through his father Vasudeva, a relationship central to the story of his birth.
Pronunciation
IAST: vāsudeva
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
वासुदेव
Letter-by-letter: vāsudeva
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Vasudev in Indian usage
4,865 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 364 |
| 1950s | 552 |
| 1960s | 750 |
| 1970s | 905 |
| 1980s | 1,104 |
| 1990s | 1,038 |
| Other decades | 152 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,361 |
| Goa | 1,075 |
| Kerala | 440 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 268 |
| Uttarakhand | 148 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 145 |
| Delhi | 133 |
| Other states | 295 |
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 | Vasudev / 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 Vasudev; Table_6, C5069 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Vasudev; Table_6, C5069
- Monier-Williams, vāsudeva, p. 948,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: वासुदेव ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.