Girls' name · since 1973
Nandini
Nandini has 949 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
949 babies have been named Nandini since 1973, making it today's #5284 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nandini recorded 949 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #5284 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,284 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 949 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nandini ranks #7,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,284 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 949 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,284 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 949
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nandini's 949 recorded births place it above 89.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nandini compares
949 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nandini's all-time total is 152% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nandini | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 949 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nandini's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nandini splits its recorded history at 2005: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nandini popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Nandini by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (437 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Nandini's strongest decade.
437 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nandini births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 78
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
437 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 437 births (46% of all-time use).
How Nandini compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nandini's total volume
Nandini by state
Where Nandini concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 134 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 53 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 37 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
134 of 949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Nandini's data
- Nandini's decade-level peak was the 2000s (437 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nandinis (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nandini: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Nandini 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.