MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Balam mean?
Balam is an affectionate north Indian word for a beloved or husband. It is especially familiar in folk songs, where the lover is addressed through this intimate term.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बालम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Balam in Indian usage
9,096 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (87.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,146 records (12.6%).
- Recorded as male: 7,950 records (87.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 627 |
| 1950s | 1,106 |
| 1960s | 1,698 |
| 1970s | 2,153 |
| 1980s | 2,169 |
| 1990s | 1,099 |
| Other decades | 244 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttarakhand | 3,567 |
| Maharashtra | 1,013 |
| Delhi | 921 |
| Bihar | 894 |
| Punjab | 502 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 499 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 495 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 366 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 292 |
| Rajasthan | 143 |
| Haryana | 139 |
| Jharkhand | 127 |
| Other states | 138 |
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