Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nain isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 309
- 304 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,057 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +111%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,057 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 514 as a first name in 2020; 206 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nain’s family of names
In Greek usage, Nain as a surname is a transliteration of Νάιν.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nain
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nain, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
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“one who offers his support”
>99% boys
Kaelen
“a mighty warrior”
90% boys · 10% girls