MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nanakai mean?
Nanakai belongs to the northern Indian diminutive group around nanhā and nanakā, little. Its feminine ending makes it an affectionate way of naming a young or cherished girl.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
ननकई
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nanakai in Indian usage
7,441 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 7,255 records (97.5%).
- Recorded as male: 186 records (2.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 302 |
| 1950s | 584 |
| 1960s | 1,069 |
| 1970s | 1,649 |
| 1980s | 2,360 |
| 1990s | 1,309 |
| Other decades | 168 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 7,441 |
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