MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pratham mean?
Pratham is the Sanskrit adjective for the first or foremost in a sequence. It can describe priority in time as well as a chief or principal position.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रथम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pratham in Indian usage
2,094 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 144 records (6.9%).
- Recorded as male: 1,950 records (93.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 120 |
| 1960s | 254 |
| 1970s | 301 |
| 1980s | 506 |
| 1990s | 811 |
| Other decades | 102 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 747 |
| Jharkhand | 383 |
| Bihar | 195 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 179 |
| Rajasthan | 110 |
| Delhi | 108 |
| Other states | 372 |
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 | Pratham / M | 6 | 3,256 |
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 Pratham; Table_6, C3571 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pratham; Table_6, C3571
- Monier-Williams, prathama, p. 678,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.