MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kulsum mean?
Kulsum comes from Arabic Kulthum, a description of full cheeks. Umm Kulthum is the name of a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
كلثوم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कुलसुम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kulsum in Indian usage
3,106 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 307 |
| 1950s | 455 |
| 1960s | 801 |
| 1970s | 603 |
| 1980s | 467 |
| 1990s | 275 |
| Other decades | 198 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,289 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1,094 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 244 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 153 |
| Jharkhand | 106 |
| Other states | 220 |
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.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Kulsum / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Kulsum; Table_6, C5420 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kulsum; Table_6, C5420
- Behind the Name: Kulthum ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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