MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chhail mean?
Chhail is a north Indian word for an attractively dressed or charming young man. The expression chhail-chhabīlā preserves this lively sense in Hindi songs and speech.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
छैल
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chhail in Indian usage
4,464 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: 901 records (20.2%).
- Recorded as male: 3,563 records (79.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 509 |
| 1960s | 883 |
| 1970s | 931 |
| 1980s | 1,207 |
| 1990s | 602 |
| Other decades | 332 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,142 |
| Rajasthan | 2,097 |
| Other states | 225 |
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