MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Phundan mean?
Phundan reflects the Hindi word phundan or phundna for a tassel or hanging tuft. Such tufts decorate garments and cords, giving the name a concrete image drawn from everyday ornament.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फुन्दन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Phundan in Indian usage
1,192 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: 536 records (45%).
- Recorded as male: 656 records (55%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 109 |
| 1940s | 229 |
| 1950s | 255 |
| 1960s | 291 |
| 1970s | 154 |
| Other decades | 154 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 860 |
| Other states | 332 |
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