MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Khyali mean?
Khyali is formed from khyal, thought or imagination, a Persian and Urdu word familiar in Hindi. As an adjective it describes engagement with thought, and khyal also names a major vocal form in Hindustani music.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ख्याली
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Khyali in Indian usage
8,417 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 482 records (5.7%).
- Recorded as male: 7,935 records (94.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 435 |
| 1940s | 1,134 |
| 1950s | 1,655 |
| 1960s | 1,991 |
| 1970s | 1,484 |
| 1980s | 1,025 |
| 1990s | 580 |
| Other decades | 113 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 2,575 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,522 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,182 |
| Uttarakhand | 908 |
| Haryana | 490 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 467 |
| Other states | 273 |
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