The baby name Nandana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nan-DAH-nah (IPA: /nənˈdɑːnə/).
Nandana is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Nandana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nan-DAH-nah (IPA: /nənˈdɑːnə/).
Nandana is Sanskrit in Origin.
From Sanskrit nandana (नन्दन), built on the root nand- “to rejoice,” Nandana means “delighting, bringing joy” and, in classical usage, “beloved child/son.” The name also evokes Nandana-vana, the celestial garden of Indra, a symbol of bliss and abundance in Sanskrit literature. While grammatically masculine in many early texts, Nandana functions as a unisex given name; in contemporary India it is especially popular for girls, though it remains cross‑gender in several regions and languages.
Attested across epics and Purāṇas and in temple inscriptions, the name persists in cultural calendars as one of the sixty-year samvatsara cycle names. It appears in devotional compounds such as Nandanandana (“son of Nanda,” an epithet of Krishna). Regional and related forms include Nandan (masculine), Nandini and Nandita (feminine), and the shorter Nanda (unisex); Nandu is a common nickname. Usage is strong in South India and among the diaspora.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Boys | 0 | #75 | 5 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #379 | 18 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #500 | 16 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #533 | 21 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #535 | 19 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #617 | 91 | 18,093 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #646 | 9 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #714 | 56 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #845 | 37 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #914 | 22 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2018 | #921 | 5 | 9,057 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 54 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,415 | 57 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,511 | 104 | 28,008 |
Nandana is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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