Nand

Boys' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Nand has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2006. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2010, with 9 recorded.

Babies named Nand, 2011

1 in 732,000

Nand over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Nand: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Nand means

Nand is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Nand is used in Walloon.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Walloon, Nand is pronounced /nã/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 28 boys were recorded with the name Nand between 2006 and 2011. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2010; its best national rank was #8,580 in 2010.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Nand?

Nand had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2011, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2011: 1 in 732,000; 5 of 3,657,935 births
Among boys only: 1 in 380,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2011: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 507,099 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Nand sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2011 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 507,099 children born in 2011 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Nand. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Nands were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Nand was born before 2008 — so the typical Nand is around 17 today.

Median birth year: 2008; About 17 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 50.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 28; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 50.0% of all recorded uses (14).

Is Nand rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2010 (9)
Years since peak: 15; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 44.4% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,580; 2010

Spellings of Nand

Nand is not the most common spelling — Randy is, with 26.5% against Nand's <0.01%.

Randy26.5%329,468
Ian20.7%257,664
Dan8.6%106,554
Andy7.6%94,185
Zane4.6%56,664
Dana4.3%53,287
Lane3.8%47,562
Dane2.7%33,593

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Nand by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #8,580; 2010
Peak year: 2010; 9 that year
First recorded: 2006
Last recorded: 2011
All-time count: 28
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Nand

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Nang Nando Nanya Grand Nance Zyland Nannie Nandan Nana Nanda Nanakwame Diland Dewand Haaland Island Toland Jaland Zeland Kopeland Nanayaw Eland Aland Rhysand Nandhan

Sibling names for Nand

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jordynn Hayleigh Heidy Carleigh Paityn Shaniya Jocelynn Lailah

For a brother

Jerimiah Rylee Jordyn Giovanny Zavier Tristian Aaden Chace

Explore around Nand

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