Nain
Meaning
“Hindi and Sanskrit for eyes; famously borne by Nain Singh Rawat, the surveyor who secretly mapped Tibet while disguised as a pilgrim.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nain has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
378 people · the #16,233 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 37
Among people named Nain living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Nain
Most people given the name Nain in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Nain deep dive
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