MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kanval mean?
Kanval is a northern vernacular form of kamal, “lotus”. The same flower word is used in Hindi and Punjabi personal names, with kanwal a familiar Punjabi form.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कंवल
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kanval in Indian usage
1,980 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: 525 records (26.5%).
- Recorded as male: 1,455 records (73.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 217 |
| 1950s | 333 |
| 1960s | 407 |
| 1970s | 417 |
| 1980s | 375 |
| 1990s | 114 |
| Other decades | 117 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 1,214 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 309 |
| Rajasthan | 106 |
| Other states | 351 |
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