MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mairaj mean?
Mairaj represents Miʿraj, the Arabic name for an ascent or means of ascending. In Islamic narrative it denotes the heavenly ascent of the prophet Muhammad.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मेराज
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मैराज
6,226 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mairaj in Indian usage
6,717 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: 1,652 records (24.6%).
- Recorded as male: 5,065 records (75.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 479 |
| 1970s | 1,290 |
| 1980s | 2,537 |
| 1990s | 2,210 |
| Other decades | 201 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,602 |
| Bihar | 2,779 |
| Uttarakhand | 127 |
| Other states | 209 |
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