MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kalava mean?
Kalva is a regional affectionate formation around kala, the word for a dark hue. Kalava also names the thread tied around the wrist during worship, giving this north Indian personal form another established lexical sense.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कलवा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kalava in Indian usage
9,235 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: 5,404 records (58.5%).
- Recorded as male: 3,831 records (41.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 766 |
| 1950s | 1,492 |
| 1960s | 2,627 |
| 1970s | 2,296 |
| 1980s | 1,356 |
| 1990s | 326 |
| Other decades | 372 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,605 |
| Bihar | 2,796 |
| Jharkhand | 2,511 |
| Other states | 323 |
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