Boys' name · since 2004
Nandan
Nandan has 169 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nandan is the #11343 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 169 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nandan has been recorded 169 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #11343 nationally and more common than 19% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #13,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,343 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 169 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nandan ranks #13,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,343 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 169 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 169
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nandan's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Nandan compares
169 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nandan's all-time total is 54% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nandan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 169 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nandan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nandan splits its recorded history at 2015: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nandan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nandan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Nandan's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Nandan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (63% of all-time use).
Nandan by state
Where Nandan concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 169 births nationwide.
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- Nandan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nandans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nandan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nandan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.