MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pitam mean?
Pitam is a vernacular form of Pritam, related to Sanskrit priyatama, most beloved. In Hindi and Punjabi poetry the word is also an address to a beloved, giving the name an affectionate literary setting.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रीतम
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
पीतम
Letter-by-letter: pītama
16,619 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Gurmukhi
ਪੀਤਮ
9,714 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pitam in Indian usage
26,949 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,437 records (5.3%).
- Recorded as male: 25,512 records (94.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,825 |
| 1940s | 3,765 |
| 1950s | 4,608 |
| 1960s | 5,556 |
| 1970s | 4,738 |
| 1980s | 3,733 |
| 1990s | 2,289 |
| Other decades | 435 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,877 |
| Punjab | 9,753 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,573 |
| Rajasthan | 2,385 |
| Bihar | 113 |
| Haryana | 104 |
| Other states | 144 |
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, priyatama, p. 710,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.