MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nir mean?
Nir takes the Sanskrit and Hindi word nir, water, as a personal name. In Hindi poetry the same noun is often used for tears or flowing water, extending its natural imagery.
Pronunciation
IAST: nīra
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नीर
Letter-by-letter: nīra
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nir in Indian usage
4,752 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: 3,090 records (65%).
- Recorded as male: 1,662 records (35%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 398 |
| 1960s | 802 |
| 1970s | 1,208 |
| 1980s | 1,315 |
| 1990s | 797 |
| Other decades | 232 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 1,166 |
| Odisha | 717 |
| Maharashtra | 707 |
| Rajasthan | 698 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 571 |
| Haryana | 485 |
| Bihar | 105 |
| Other states | 303 |
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, nīra, p. 566,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.