MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chunni mean?
A light scarf or veil is called chunnī in northern Indian vocabulary. Its affectionate naming use draws on an everyday textile term.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
चुन्नी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chunni in Indian usage
43,627 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: 27,524 records (63.1%).
- Recorded as male: 16,103 records (36.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,754 |
| 1940s | 4,046 |
| 1950s | 6,128 |
| 1960s | 8,785 |
| 1970s | 9,292 |
| 1980s | 8,651 |
| 1990s | 4,493 |
| Other decades | 478 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 17,941 |
| Rajasthan | 9,701 |
| Bihar | 9,678 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,334 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,222 |
| Haryana | 1,205 |
| Uttarakhand | 355 |
| Other states | 191 |
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