Meaning & origin
What it means
One Sanskrit interpretation is “the cow finder.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
Gobind is used as a variant of Govind.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gobind through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 174 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gobind’s family of names
Gobind has a related form in Govind. Gobind has a related form in Govind. Gobind has a related form in Govinda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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