Given name & surname
Nandi
“filled with joy”
Nandi is a variant of Nand. One Indian interpretation is “filled with joy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nandi is a variant of Nand. One Indian interpretation is “filled with joy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nandi is a variant of Nand. An origin associated with Nand is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nandi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 857
- 0 boys · 857 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,046 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,046 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 873 as a first name in 2020; 776 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Nandi
- Nandi YellaiahIndian politician (1942-2020)
- Nandi ThimmanaIndian poet and Ashtadiggaja in the imperial court
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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