MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Motya mean?
Motya develops from moti, the Hindi and Rajasthani word for a pearl. The added regional ending makes it an affectionate name within the wider group of jewel names.
Meaning themes
gems
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मोत्या
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Motya in Indian usage
5,128 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (94.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,837 records (94.3%).
- Recorded as male: 291 records (5.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 153 |
| 1930s | 617 |
| 1940s | 1,247 |
| 1950s | 1,333 |
| 1960s | 992 |
| 1970s | 425 |
| 1980s | 239 |
| Other decades | 122 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 4,642 |
| Other states | 486 |
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