MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rumali mean?
Rumali is a feminine derivative of rūmāl, a kerchief or scarf. The Persian-derived cloth word entered Hindi and Urdu and also gave an affectionate personal-name form.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रूमाली
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रुमाली
5,577 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rumali in Indian usage
14,864 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 14,612 records (98.3%).
- Recorded as male: 252 records (1.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 937 |
| 1940s | 1,867 |
| 1950s | 2,389 |
| 1960s | 3,184 |
| 1970s | 2,476 |
| 1980s | 2,310 |
| 1990s | 1,448 |
| Other decades | 253 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,143 |
| Rajasthan | 5,478 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,503 |
| Bihar | 1,074 |
| Haryana | 378 |
| Other states | 288 |
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