MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Param mean?
Parama is the Sanskrit superlative built on para, beyond. In naming, Param selects the word's highest or foremost sense.
Pronunciation
IAST: parama
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
परम
Letter-by-letter: parama
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Param in Indian usage
24,723 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: 7,078 records (28.6%).
- Recorded as male: 17,645 records (71.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 488 |
| 1940s | 1,502 |
| 1950s | 2,878 |
| 1960s | 5,116 |
| 1970s | 6,334 |
| 1980s | 5,462 |
| 1990s | 2,836 |
| Other decades | 107 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 5,855 |
| Punjab | 5,662 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,301 |
| Bihar | 1,947 |
| Haryana | 1,783 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,365 |
| Delhi | 1,064 |
| Rajasthan | 539 |
| Uttarakhand | 423 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 319 |
| Jharkhand | 218 |
| Chandigarh | 108 |
| Other states | 139 |
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.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Param / M | 11 | 2,133 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Param; Table_6, C2243 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Param; Table_6, C2243
- Monier-Williams, parama, p. 588,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.