MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pavitar mean?
Pavitar is a Punjabi form of Sanskrit pavitra, pure or purifying. The word is used for sacred objects as well as ritual purification.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Gurmukhi
ਪਵਿਤਰ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
पवितर
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pavitar in Indian usage
3,041 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (83.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 499 records (16.4%).
- Recorded as male: 2,542 records (83.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 415 |
| 1960s | 532 |
| 1970s | 531 |
| 1980s | 751 |
| 1990s | 540 |
| Other decades | 272 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 2,239 |
| Other states | 802 |
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 | Pavitar / M | 6 | 3,256 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Pavitar; Table_6, C3568 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pavitar; Table_6, C3568
- Monier-Williams, pavitra, p. 611,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.