MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Goli mean?
Goli is a Hindi word for a small round object, such as a pellet or marble. Familiar naming can use this small-object word as an affectionate address.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
गोली
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Goli in Indian usage
6,170 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: 2,373 records (38.5%).
- Recorded as male: 3,797 records (61.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 583 |
| 1950s | 834 |
| 1960s | 1,321 |
| 1970s | 1,476 |
| 1980s | 1,127 |
| 1990s | 524 |
| Other decades | 305 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,984 |
| Maharashtra | 956 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 733 |
| Bihar | 518 |
| Rajasthan | 331 |
| Jharkhand | 309 |
| Other states | 339 |
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