MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hopan mean?
Hopan is the Santali word for a child and can refer to a son or daughter. The kinship word is also used as a personal name in eastern India.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
होपन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hopan in Indian usage
1,978 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: 1,187 records (60%).
- Recorded as male: 791 records (40%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 231 |
| 1960s | 429 |
| 1970s | 588 |
| 1980s | 388 |
| 1990s | 179 |
| Other decades | 163 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Jharkhand | 1,562 |
| Other states | 416 |
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