MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sudam mean?
Sudam continues Sudama, connected with Sanskrit sudāman, giving generously. The name recalls Krishna's poor friend whose visit to Dvaraka ends with Krishna relieving his poverty.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सुदाम
Conventional spelling
Odia
ସୁଦାମ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sudam in Indian usage
34,815 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: 13,495 records (38.8%).
- Recorded as male: 21,320 records (61.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 252 |
| 1940s | 491 |
| 1950s | 1,053 |
| 1960s | 2,234 |
| 1970s | 22,155 |
| 1980s | 5,302 |
| 1990s | 3,199 |
| Other decades | 129 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 34,815 |
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, sudāman, p. 1224,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.