MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Anam mean?
Arabic anām denotes humankind or living creation and supplies one source of Anam. In South Asian naming, Anam can also shorten Inaam, a gift or favour.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अनम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
أنام
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Anam in Indian usage
5,719 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (88.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,072 records (88.7%).
- Recorded as male: 647 records (11.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 104 |
| 1960s | 118 |
| 1970s | 228 |
| 1980s | 781 |
| 1990s | 4,386 |
| Other decades | 102 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,313 |
| Delhi | 670 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 459 |
| Maharashtra | 368 |
| Bihar | 244 |
| Rajasthan | 156 |
| Uttarakhand | 121 |
| Gujarat | 120 |
| Other states | 268 |
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 | Anam / F | 22 | 1,407 |
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 Anam; Table_6, C1419 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anam; Table_6, C1419
- Wiktionary: أنام ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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