MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Priyam mean?
Sanskrit priya can describe a cherished person, a favourite object, or something pleasing. Priyam is the neuter form of that adjective and also stands as a personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
प्रियम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Priyam in Indian usage
3,369 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: 2,175 records (64.6%).
- Recorded as male: 1,194 records (35.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 189 |
| 1980s | 881 |
| 1990s | 2,185 |
| Other decades | 114 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,269 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,204 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 273 |
| Jharkhand | 174 |
| Other states | 449 |
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, priya, p. 710,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.