MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chhote mean?
Chhote is an inflected form of Hindi choṭā, small, used in familiar address. Chhoti is the corresponding feminine form, also used affectionately as a name.
Pronunciation
IAST: choṭe
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
छोटे
Letter-by-letter: choṭe
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chhote in Indian usage
148,400 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,206 records (0.8%).
- Recorded as male: 147,194 records (99.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 3,806 |
| 1940s | 12,576 |
| 1950s | 20,903 |
| 1960s | 31,474 |
| 1970s | 33,978 |
| 1980s | 29,665 |
| 1990s | 15,253 |
| Other decades | 745 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 95,389 |
| Bihar | 24,110 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14,654 |
| Rajasthan | 3,180 |
| Jharkhand | 2,911 |
| Haryana | 2,510 |
| Delhi | 2,399 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,689 |
| Punjab | 759 |
| Chandigarh | 284 |
| Maharashtra | 263 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 116 |
| Other states | 136 |
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