MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Niti mean?
Niti is the Sanskrit word for guidance and prudent conduct. It also names the literature of ethical counsel and practical wisdom found in works such as the Panchatantra.
Pronunciation
IAST: nīti
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नीति
Letter-by-letter: nīti
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
निति
Letter-by-letter: niti
817 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Niti in Indian usage
5,422 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (95%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,153 records (95%).
- Recorded as male: 269 records (5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 341 |
| 1970s | 1,032 |
| 1980s | 2,296 |
| 1990s | 1,631 |
| Other decades | 122 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,919 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,036 |
| Bihar | 580 |
| Jharkhand | 490 |
| Rajasthan | 314 |
| Uttarakhand | 271 |
| Haryana | 265 |
| Kerala | 257 |
| Other states | 290 |
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, nīti, p. 565,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.