MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Munshi mean?
Munshi entered Indian usage through Persian as a title for a writer or secretary. It developed further uses for teachers and clerks before becoming a personal name and surname.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मुंशी
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मुन्शी
26,108 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Munshi in Indian usage
26,108 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling मुन्शी.
Mostly recorded for boys (95%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,316 records (5%).
- Recorded as male: 24,792 records (95%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 204 |
| 1930s | 1,467 |
| 1940s | 3,672 |
| 1950s | 5,600 |
| 1960s | 6,536 |
| 1970s | 4,892 |
| 1980s | 2,738 |
| 1990s | 999 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 8,306 |
| Jharkhand | 4,657 |
| Rajasthan | 3,375 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,452 |
| Bihar | 2,315 |
| Haryana | 2,261 |
| Maharashtra | 1,651 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,091 |
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