MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jam mean?
Jam can be the Persian word jām, a cup or goblet, familiar in Urdu verse. In western Indian historical naming, Jam is also a ruler's title, as in the title of the rulers of Nawanagar.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जाम
Conventional spelling
Gujarati
જામ
3,399 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jam in Indian usage
6,929 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: 3,153 records (45.5%).
- Recorded as male: 3,776 records (54.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 348 |
| 1950s | 641 |
| 1960s | 1,023 |
| 1970s | 1,332 |
| 1980s | 1,924 |
| 1990s | 1,483 |
| Other decades | 178 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Gujarat | 3,468 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 975 |
| Maharashtra | 539 |
| Rajasthan | 508 |
| Assam | 352 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 250 |
| Delhi | 181 |
| Punjab | 127 |
| Bihar | 107 |
| Other states | 422 |
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