MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Beli mean?
Beli can name jasmine in eastern Indian languages, giving it a floral meaning. In north Indian speech, beli can also mean a friend or companion, so both senses can inform the short personal name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बेली
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Beli in Indian usage
8,880 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: 6,588 records (74.2%).
- Recorded as male: 2,292 records (25.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 415 |
| 1940s | 815 |
| 1950s | 1,257 |
| 1960s | 1,797 |
| 1970s | 1,663 |
| 1980s | 1,684 |
| 1990s | 1,134 |
| Other decades | 115 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 2,378 |
| Jharkhand | 1,949 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,747 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,636 |
| Assam | 228 |
| Haryana | 182 |
| Maharashtra | 178 |
| Punjab | 139 |
| Other states | 443 |
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