MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jwala mean?
Jwala is the Sanskrit-derived word for a flame or blaze. It belongs to the root jval, to burn or shine, and is also used in devotional imagery of sacred fire.
Pronunciation
IAST: jvālā
Meaning themes
firelight
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ज्वाला
Letter-by-letter: jvālā
Conventional spelling
Tamil
ஜுவாலா
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jwala in Indian usage
17,402 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (82.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,969 records (17.1%).
- Recorded as male: 14,433 records (82.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 800 |
| 1940s | 2,047 |
| 1950s | 2,759 |
| 1960s | 3,244 |
| 1970s | 2,818 |
| 1980s | 3,222 |
| 1990s | 2,344 |
| Other decades | 168 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,615 |
| Bihar | 3,428 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,538 |
| Rajasthan | 782 |
| Jharkhand | 584 |
| Haryana | 567 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 516 |
| Other states | 372 |
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
- Monier-Williams, jvālā, p. 428,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.