MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nandu mean?
Names built on Nand, rejoicing, can be shortened to Nandu. The root nand carries delight and is also associated with Krishna's foster father.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नन्दू
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
नंदू
Letter-by-letter: naṃdū
13,751 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
नन्दु
Letter-by-letter: nandu
7,964 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
नंदु
Letter-by-letter: naṃdu
6,963 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nandu in Indian usage
38,311 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (82.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 6,695 records (17.5%).
- Recorded as male: 31,616 records (82.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 857 |
| 1940s | 2,131 |
| 1950s | 4,570 |
| 1960s | 8,114 |
| 1970s | 9,691 |
| 1980s | 7,113 |
| 1990s | 5,595 |
| Other decades | 240 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 15,584 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,090 |
| Jharkhand | 5,348 |
| Rajasthan | 3,608 |
| Maharashtra | 2,268 |
| Kerala | 1,771 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,591 |
| Karnataka | 395 |
| Haryana | 365 |
| Odisha | 268 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 215 |
| Assam | 174 |
| Gujarat | 140 |
| Tripura | 104 |
| Other states | 390 |
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