MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kema mean?
Kema is an Odia vernacular form in the Khema group, from Sanskrit kshema, safety and well-being. The feminine name expresses welfare and protection through a familiar regional adaptation.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
क्षेमा
Conventional spelling
Odia
କ୍ଷେମା
Conventional spelling
Odia
କେମା
7,919 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kema in Indian usage
8,292 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 8,164 records (98.5%).
- Recorded as male: 128 records (1.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 689 |
| 1950s | 1,221 |
| 1960s | 1,459 |
| 1970s | 1,704 |
| 1980s | 1,719 |
| 1990s | 994 |
| Other decades | 506 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 7,956 |
| Rajasthan | 124 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 100 |
| Other states | 112 |
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, kṣema, p. 332,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.