MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dula mean?
Dula is a short affectionate formation in the dular group of names. Its use across eastern and northern vernaculars fits the familiar habit of turning words of fondness into complete personal names.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दुला
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dula in Indian usage
8,350 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: 3,497 records (41.9%).
- Recorded as male: 4,853 records (58.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 869 |
| 1950s | 1,390 |
| 1960s | 1,797 |
| 1970s | 1,622 |
| 1980s | 1,347 |
| 1990s | 766 |
| Other decades | 559 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 2,954 |
| Rajasthan | 1,307 |
| Bihar | 1,084 |
| Jharkhand | 970 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 883 |
| Punjab | 225 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 203 |
| Haryana | 173 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 171 |
| Assam | 159 |
| Gujarat | 101 |
| Other states | 120 |
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