MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Aram mean?
Aram is the familiar Hindi-Urdu word for rest or comfort, with a Persian source. Sanskrit arama also denotes delight and a pleasure garden or grove.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आराम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
آرام
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Aram in Indian usage
3,794 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: 1,150 records (30.3%).
- Recorded as male: 2,644 records (69.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 333 |
| 1960s | 668 |
| 1970s | 891 |
| 1980s | 958 |
| 1990s | 751 |
| Other decades | 193 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,329 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 897 |
| Rajasthan | 330 |
| Other states | 238 |
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 | Aram / M | 20 | 1,359 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Aram; Table_6, C1367 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Aram; Table_6, C1367
- Monier-Williams, ārāma, p. 150,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.