MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Narbada mean?
Narbada is a vernacular form of the river name Narmada. Its Sanskrit analysis combines narma, delight or pleasure, with dā, giving.
Pronunciation
IAST: narmadā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नर्मदा
Letter-by-letter: narmadā
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नर्बदा
Letter-by-letter: narbadā
18,836 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
नरबदा
Letter-by-letter: narabadā
3,374 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Narbada in Indian usage
23,597 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (89.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 21,055 records (89.2%).
- Recorded as male: 2,542 records (10.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,118 |
| 1940s | 2,405 |
| 1950s | 3,428 |
| 1960s | 4,683 |
| 1970s | 4,159 |
| 1980s | 4,437 |
| 1990s | 3,039 |
| Other decades | 328 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 18,111 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,196 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 545 |
| Haryana | 335 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 204 |
| Other states | 206 |
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