MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nanda mean?
Rejoicing is expressed by the Sanskrit nand root behind Nanda. It is also the name of Krishna's foster father, with a literary identity distinct from feminine Nandā.
Pronunciation
IAST: nanda
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नंद
Letter-by-letter: nanda
Conventional spelling
Odia
ନନ୍ଦ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नन्दा
Letter-by-letter: nandā
2,601 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nanda in Indian usage
70,920 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (92.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,595 records (7.9%).
- Recorded as male: 65,325 records (92.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,924 |
| 1940s | 5,043 |
| 1950s | 11,058 |
| 1960s | 18,191 |
| 1970s | 19,332 |
| 1980s | 9,458 |
| 1990s | 5,487 |
| Other decades | 427 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 31,626 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7,478 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,927 |
| Jharkhand | 6,587 |
| Odisha | 6,496 |
| Rajasthan | 4,224 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,514 |
| Kerala | 1,280 |
| Haryana | 1,074 |
| Maharashtra | 864 |
| Uttarakhand | 732 |
| Goa | 506 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 403 |
| Sikkim | 353 |
| Meghalaya | 254 |
| Delhi | 118 |
| Other states | 484 |
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.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Behind the Name: Nanda ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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