MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tilaka mean?
Tilaka is a feminine name related to tilak, the mark worn on the forehead. Sanskrit tilaka also denotes an ornament, and the feminine noun tilaka can name a necklace. Forehead marks are made with materials such as sandalwood paste or vermilion.
Pronunciation
IAST: tilakā
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
तिलका
Letter-by-letter: tilakā
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tilaka in Indian usage
3,837 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (87.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,371 records (87.9%).
- Recorded as male: 466 records (12.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 420 |
| 1950s | 625 |
| 1960s | 827 |
| 1970s | 815 |
| 1980s | 587 |
| 1990s | 329 |
| Other decades | 234 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,935 |
| Jharkhand | 638 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 623 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 160 |
| Other states | 481 |
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, tilakā, p. 448,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.