The baby name Nandi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnɑːndi/ or /ˈnændi/ (NAHN-dee or NAN-dee).
The baby name Nandi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnɑːndi/ or /ˈnændi/ (NAHN-dee or NAN-dee).
Nandi is Sanskrit, Zulu in Origin.
With roots in two traditions, Nandi is widely used across Africa and South Asia. In Zulu and Xhosa, it derives from the adjective mnandi, "pleasant," "sweet," or "delightful," and is borne most famously by Queen Nandi (c. 1760–1827), mother of the Zulu king Shaka. In Sanskrit, nandi means "joy" or "rejoicing" and names the sacred bull and gatekeeper of the god Shiva; the form appears in temple inscriptions and devotional literature. The name is unisex, typically feminine in Southern Africa and often masculine in India.
Variants and related forms include Nandhi (Tamil transliteration), and the Sanskrit-based Nanda (m/f), Nand, Nandu, Nandini, Nandita/Nanditha, and Anandi; in Nguni contexts, Nandi may also function as a short form of Nandipha. Meanings cluster around "sweetness," "delight," "joy," and auspiciousness, supporting the name's cross-cultural appeal.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | Girls | 0 | #17 | 1 | 315 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #132 | 17 | 4,216 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2006 | #162 | 2 | 1,276 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #170 | 5 | 3,954 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2018 | #185 | 2 | 1,584 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #208 | 17 | 7,146 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 4 | 3,997 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #267 | 32 | 5,122 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #273 | 6 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #275 | 5 | 2,824 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #330 | 16 | 7,678 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| ZA | 0 | #347 | 101 | 14,421 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #368 | 1,603 | 25,928 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #407 | 5 | 3,279 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 5 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #502 | 14 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #537 | 17 | 20,968 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #559 | 18 | 10,045 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #603 | 29 | 13,121 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #695 | 13 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #717 | 70 | 15,093 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #734 | 5 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #808 | 177 | 5,561 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #840 | 91 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #908 | 9 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #911 | 10 | 15,656 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 44 | 5,933 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #926 | 10 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #930 | 22 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #937 | 65 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,077 | 16 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,094 | 18 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,102 | 77 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,173 | 11 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,437 | 35 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,570 | 45 | 28,008 |
Nandi is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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