MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Mauli mean?
Mauli uses Sanskrit mauli, a crest or crown. The word can also denote the top of the head and appears in titles describing a deity’s headdress.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मौली
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Mauli in Indian usage
1,764 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: 1,381 records (78.3%).
- Recorded as male: 383 records (21.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 194 |
| 1950s | 277 |
| 1960s | 403 |
| 1970s | 379 |
| 1980s | 266 |
| 1990s | 138 |
| Other decades | 107 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 916 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 447 |
| Jharkhand | 185 |
| Other states | 216 |
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 | Mauli / 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 Mauli; Table_6, C5537 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Mauli; Table_6, C5537
- Monier-Williams, mauli, p. 837,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.