MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Naina mean?
Hindi nain descends from Sanskrit nayana, eye. Naina uses the paired-eye image familiar in songs and affectionate forms of address.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नैना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Naina in Indian usage
25,900 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (92.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 23,882 records (92.2%).
- Recorded as male: 2,018 records (7.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 346 |
| 1940s | 920 |
| 1950s | 1,716 |
| 1960s | 3,283 |
| 1970s | 3,923 |
| 1980s | 6,182 |
| 1990s | 9,410 |
| Other decades | 120 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 6,503 |
| Rajasthan | 5,687 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,706 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,044 |
| Jharkhand | 1,014 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 964 |
| Haryana | 935 |
| Uttarakhand | 756 |
| Punjab | 744 |
| Delhi | 533 |
| Kerala | 528 |
| Odisha | 426 |
| Gujarat | 229 |
| Sikkim | 180 |
| Chandigarh | 111 |
| Karnataka | 109 |
| Other states | 431 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Naina / F | 22 | 1,407 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Naina; Table_6, C1445 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Naina; Table_6, C1445
- Wiktionary: नैना ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Monier-Williams, nayana, p. 528,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.