MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Neta mean?
Neta is the Hindi form of the Sanskrit word for a leader or guide. In modern public life the same noun is commonly used for a political leader.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नेता
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Neta in Indian usage
3,842 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: 903 records (23.5%).
- Recorded as male: 2,939 records (76.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 222 |
| 1950s | 294 |
| 1960s | 574 |
| 1970s | 826 |
| 1980s | 1,083 |
| 1990s | 734 |
| Other decades | 109 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,137 |
| Rajasthan | 1,096 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 608 |
| Bihar | 367 |
| Punjab | 114 |
| Odisha | 113 |
| Other states | 407 |
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