MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chhoti mean?
Chhoti is the feminine familiar form of choṭā, small, and can persist as a name beyond its original household address. Chhote is the corresponding masculine or respectful familiar form.
Pronunciation
IAST: choṭī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
छोटी
Letter-by-letter: choṭī
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਛੋਟੀ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chhoti in Indian usage
139,454 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 135,398 records (97.1%).
- Recorded as male: 4,056 records (2.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,975 |
| 1930s | 7,359 |
| 1940s | 15,544 |
| 1950s | 20,882 |
| 1960s | 27,172 |
| 1970s | 24,875 |
| 1980s | 23,354 |
| 1990s | 18,152 |
| Other decades | 141 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 52,146 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 39,436 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 26,464 |
| Bihar | 9,742 |
| Haryana | 4,581 |
| Jharkhand | 2,918 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,192 |
| Punjab | 1,765 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 101 |
| Other states | 109 |
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