MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Laj mean?
Laj is the northern vernacular form of lajjā, modesty or bashfulness. In Hindi and Punjabi it can also express honour that someone wishes to preserve.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लाज
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Laj in Indian usage
2,386 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (92%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,194 records (92%).
- Recorded as male: 192 records (8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 305 |
| 1940s | 535 |
| 1950s | 502 |
| 1960s | 453 |
| 1970s | 307 |
| 1980s | 136 |
| Other decades | 148 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Haryana | 842 |
| Punjab | 706 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 258 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 243 |
| Other states | 337 |
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, lajjā, p. 895,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.