MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mahebub mean?
Mahebub is a regional form of Mahbub, from the Arabic passive participle meaning beloved. The same root produces maḥabba, love, and gives the name an established affectionate sense.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
महबूब
Conventional spelling
Arabic
محبوب
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
महेबुब
2,116 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mahebub in Indian usage
2,397 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: 744 records (31%).
- Recorded as male: 1,653 records (69%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 181 |
| 1950s | 287 |
| 1960s | 471 |
| 1970s | 606 |
| 1980s | 553 |
| 1990s | 157 |
| Other decades | 142 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 2,224 |
| Other states | 173 |
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