MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kajal mean?
Eye cosmetic is the concrete image preserved in Kajal, related to Sanskrit kajjala. The preparation is traditionally applied around the eyes as a dark cosmetic.
Pronunciation
IAST: kājala
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
काजल
Letter-by-letter: kājala
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਕਾਜਲ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kajal in Indian usage
129,880 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (92.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 119,620 records (92.1%).
- Recorded as male: 10,260 records (7.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 220 |
| 1940s | 366 |
| 1950s | 1,541 |
| 1960s | 4,852 |
| 1970s | 11,113 |
| 1980s | 27,227 |
| 1990s | 84,421 |
| Other decades | 140 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 51,088 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 25,375 |
| Jharkhand | 13,033 |
| Tripura | 7,353 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7,203 |
| Punjab | 5,333 |
| Rajasthan | 5,228 |
| Haryana | 4,194 |
| Assam | 3,423 |
| Delhi | 2,770 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,153 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 998 |
| Chandigarh | 328 |
| Maharashtra | 257 |
| Goa | 226 |
| Kerala | 160 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 128 |
| Meghalaya | 111 |
| Other states | 519 |
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
- Behind the Name: Kajal ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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