MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nanaka mean?
Nanaka is a regional diminutive related to nanha, little. In eastern Hindi the familiar ending ka helps form affectionate household names.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ननका
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nanaka in Indian usage
10,502 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: 7,398 records (70.4%).
- Recorded as male: 3,104 records (29.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 510 |
| 1940s | 1,207 |
| 1950s | 1,789 |
| 1960s | 2,109 |
| 1970s | 2,211 |
| 1980s | 1,900 |
| 1990s | 669 |
| Other decades | 107 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,732 |
| Jharkhand | 365 |
| Bihar | 123 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 115 |
| Other states | 167 |
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