MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Inam mean?
Inam comes from Arabic inam, the act of bestowing favour or a gift. In Hindi and Urdu it is the ordinary word for a reward, making the personal name an expression of a valued gift.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इनाम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Inam in Indian usage
8,101 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 184 records (2.3%).
- Recorded as male: 7,917 records (97.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 692 |
| 1960s | 1,580 |
| 1970s | 1,991 |
| 1980s | 2,280 |
| 1990s | 1,241 |
| Other decades | 317 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,654 |
| Uttarakhand | 931 |
| Haryana | 370 |
| Bihar | 366 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 277 |
| Rajasthan | 174 |
| Jharkhand | 110 |
| Other states | 219 |
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 | Inam / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Inam; Table_6, C5734 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Inam; Table_6, C5734
- Wiktionary: إنعام ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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