MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Naj mean?
Persian naz, written ناز, expresses charm, delicacy or affectionate pride. Urdu poetry uses it for a beloved's graceful manner, making the short word suitable for feminine naming.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नाज़
Conventional spelling
Arabic
ناز
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नाज
6,729 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Naj in Indian usage
9,082 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (90.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 8,240 records (90.7%).
- Recorded as male: 842 records (9.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 223 |
| 1960s | 814 |
| 1970s | 1,709 |
| 1980s | 3,270 |
| 1990s | 2,965 |
| Other decades | 101 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 3,409 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,250 |
| Jharkhand | 926 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 534 |
| Maharashtra | 450 |
| Rajasthan | 234 |
| Other states | 279 |
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