MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dharam mean?
Duty or right conduct is dharma in Sanskrit and Dharam in vernacular use. Sanskrit dharma derives from dhṛ, to hold or sustain, linking duty with what supports order.
Pronunciation
IAST: dharma
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
धर्म
Letter-by-letter: dharma
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਧਰਮ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
धरम
Letter-by-letter: dharama
20,987 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dharam in Indian usage
163,463 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (88.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 19,303 records (11.8%).
- Recorded as male: 144,160 records (88.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 4,656 |
| 1940s | 14,676 |
| 1950s | 26,832 |
| 1960s | 37,543 |
| 1970s | 35,264 |
| 1980s | 27,948 |
| 1990s | 15,433 |
| Other decades | 1,111 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 44,493 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 31,418 |
| Punjab | 15,404 |
| Bihar | 14,900 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 12,673 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9,728 |
| Delhi | 9,526 |
| Rajasthan | 7,930 |
| Uttarakhand | 5,807 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,930 |
| Jharkhand | 3,408 |
| Maharashtra | 1,283 |
| Chandigarh | 820 |
| Odisha | 692 |
| Assam | 342 |
| Goa | 222 |
| Tripura | 208 |
| Karnataka | 120 |
| Sikkim | 100 |
| Other states | 459 |
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.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dharam / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dharam; Table_6, C4499 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dharam; Table_6, C4499
- Monier-Williams, dharma, p. 510,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.