MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hokam mean?
Hokam is a regional form of Hukum, from Arabic hukm, “judgement” or “command”. In North Indian usage the word commonly denotes an order or instruction.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
होकम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hokam in Indian usage
2,138 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: 486 records (22.7%).
- Recorded as male: 1,652 records (77.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 180 |
| 1970s | 307 |
| 1980s | 684 |
| 1990s | 758 |
| Other decades | 209 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,510 |
| Rajasthan | 274 |
| Maharashtra | 207 |
| Other states | 147 |
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