MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Selva mean?
Selva is built on Tamil celvam, “wealth” or “prosperity”. The element is productive in Tamil personal names and can also convey something cherished or precious.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सेल्वा
Conventional spelling
Tamil
செல்வா
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Selva in Indian usage
1,034 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: 358 records (34.6%).
- Recorded as male: 676 records (65.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 280 |
| 1980s | 314 |
| 1990s | 196 |
| Other decades | 244 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 451 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 323 |
| Puducherry | 112 |
| Other states | 148 |
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
- Wiktionary: செல்வம் ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.