MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Ayyappa mean?
Ayyapp names the southern deity Ayyappa, whose major shrine is at Sabarimala in Kerala. His stories identify him as Hariharaputra, joining the divine figures Vishnu and Shiva.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Kannada
ಅಯ್ಯಪ್ಪ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अय्यप्पा
Conventional spelling
Telugu
అయ్యప్ప
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
അയ്യപ്പ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Ayyappa in Indian usage
6,576 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 | 251 |
| 1950s | 443 |
| 1960s | 574 |
| 1970s | 783 |
| 1980s | 1,881 |
| 1990s | 2,531 |
| Other decades | 113 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,819 |
| Karnataka | 2,625 |
| Other states | 132 |
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