Nain
Boy · NAYN · Hebrew
Nain is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Nain mean?
Hebrew: probably from Nain, the Galilean town in the Gospel of Luke
Nain is the Galilean town where, in Luke's Gospel, Jesus raised a widow's son.
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- NAYN
Is Nain a girl's or a boy's name?
Nain is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nain in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Nain, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Nain in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
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