MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pappi mean?
Pappi is used as an affectionate short name in northern India. Punjabi pappī also denotes a kiss, giving this household name a familiar connection with affection without requiring a particular formal expansion.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
पप्पी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pappi in Indian usage
32,077 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (93.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 30,028 records (93.6%).
- Recorded as male: 2,049 records (6.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 334 |
| 1960s | 2,777 |
| 1970s | 7,879 |
| 1980s | 12,591 |
| 1990s | 8,394 |
| Other decades | 102 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 12,780 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9,792 |
| Rajasthan | 6,417 |
| Bihar | 1,797 |
| Haryana | 752 |
| Uttarakhand | 229 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 152 |
| Other states | 158 |
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