The baby name Ninan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEE-nahn,/ˈniːnɑːn/.
Ninan is Malayalam in Origin.
The baby name Ninan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEE-nahn,/ˈniːnɑːn/.
Ninan is Malayalam in Origin.
Ninan is a masculine given name rooted in the Syriac Christian naming tradition of Kerala, India. It ultimately descends from Hebrew Yohanan (“Yahweh is gracious”), passing through Syriac/Aramaic forms such as Yōḥannan/Yuhanon before being adapted to Malayalam phonology as Ninan in Saint Thomas Christian communities.
The name appears in Kerala baptismal and land records from the seventeenth century onward and remains in regular use; like many regional given names it can also function as a hereditary surname. Variants and close cognates include Yohannan, Yuhanon, Yohan, Johan, John, Ioan, Ivan, Sean, and Juan; Malayalam pet forms such as Ninu are also encountered. Because of overlapping spellings, Ninan is sometimes confused with the Scottish name Ninian or the feminine Nina, but it is etymologically distinct. Core meaning: “God is gracious” or “the Lord has shown favor.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #691 | 17 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #742 | 28 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #844 | 38 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,054 | 39 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
Ninan is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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