MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Yad mean?
Persian yad entered Urdu and Hindi with the sense of remembrance. The expression yad karna uses this noun with a verb to describe remembering a person or recalling an event.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
याद
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Yad in Indian usage
4,038 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling याद.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 114 records (2.8%).
- Recorded as male: 3,924 records (97.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 366 |
| 1950s | 784 |
| 1960s | 1,040 |
| 1970s | 933 |
| 1980s | 694 |
| Other decades | 221 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,984 |
| Haryana | 1,435 |
| Other states | 619 |
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.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Yad / M | 11 | 2,133 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Yad; Table_6, C2267 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Yad; Table_6, C2267