MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Rustam mean?
Rustam is the celebrated champion of the Persian Shahnameh. His name reached Indian languages through Persian literary culture and is remembered through the hero's extraordinary feats.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रुस्तम
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
रूस्तम
9,242 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Rustam in Indian usage
9,242 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling रूस्तम.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 172 records (1.9%).
- Recorded as male: 9,070 records (98.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 155 |
| 1950s | 554 |
| 1960s | 1,359 |
| 1970s | 2,206 |
| 1980s | 3,101 |
| 1990s | 1,867 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 2,724 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,671 |
| Rajasthan | 2,248 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,197 |
| Jharkhand | 402 |
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
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Rustam ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Wiktionary: रुस्तम ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.