MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jahangir mean?
Jahangir combines Persian jahān, “world”, with gīr, “seizer”. The compound also became an imperial title, preserving its image of encompassing dominion.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जहाँगीर
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
जहांगीर
9,665 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jahangir in Indian usage
12,065 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 359 records (3%).
- Recorded as male: 11,706 records (97%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 301 |
| 1950s | 893 |
| 1960s | 2,168 |
| 1970s | 3,623 |
| 1980s | 3,219 |
| 1990s | 1,730 |
| Other decades | 131 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 4,333 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,110 |
| Jharkhand | 788 |
| Rajasthan | 463 |
| Delhi | 452 |
| Maharashtra | 406 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 399 |
| Uttarakhand | 331 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 317 |
| Haryana | 149 |
| Other states | 317 |
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
- Wiktionary: जहाँगीर ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.