MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nikunj mean?
Sanskrit nikunja denotes a bower, thicket or sheltered grove. In poetry of Radha and Krishna, such leafy retreats form the setting of their meetings.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निकुञ्ज
Conventional spelling
Odia
ନିକୁଞ୍ଜ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nikunj in Indian usage
2,156 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: 435 records (20.2%).
- Recorded as male: 1,721 records (79.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 334 |
| 1970s | 544 |
| 1980s | 623 |
| 1990s | 371 |
| Other decades | 284 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 2,156 |
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
- Monier-Williams, nikuñja, p. 544,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.