Is Nandi a boy or girl name?

Nandi is a girl’s name. Of the 857 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nandi

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Nandi was most popular in 1991, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,836 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 857 people named Nandi.

Nandi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nandi’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nandi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nandi is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 857 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nandi

Where Nandi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org