MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hukam mean?
Hukam is the Punjabi form of Arabic ḥukm, command or ruling. Punjabi devotional vocabulary also uses the word for divine order.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हुकम
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਹੁਕਮ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hukam in Indian usage
17,259 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,318 records (7.6%).
- Recorded as male: 15,941 records (92.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 916 |
| 1940s | 2,052 |
| 1950s | 2,736 |
| 1960s | 3,286 |
| 1970s | 2,843 |
| 1980s | 2,937 |
| 1990s | 2,224 |
| Other decades | 265 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 6,521 |
| Haryana | 6,059 |
| Punjab | 2,229 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,022 |
| Delhi | 622 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 352 |
| Bihar | 177 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 152 |
| Other states | 125 |
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 | Hukam / M | 23 | 1,226 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hukam; Table_6, C1253 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hukam; Table_6, C1253