Fun Facts About the Name Jind
- 190 babies named Jind: U.S. records list 190 babies given the name Jind from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jind Mean?
Jind is a personal name used mainly in Punjabi-speaking communities, where it matches the Punjabi word jind (ਜਿੰਦ), meaning "life" or "soul." That word corresponds to Urdu and Persian zind (زند), "alive, living," the base of zindagī, "life." Punjabi commonly turns an initial z- into j-, which is how zind appears as jind. The customary meaning given to the name in English is simply "life."
Jind Name History & Origins
One well-documented bearer is Maharani Jind Kaur (1817 - 1863), the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire and mother of Maharaja Duleep Singh. She is also called Jindan, and after her husband's death she served as regent for her young son from 1843 to 1846, which places the name in early nineteenth-century Punjab. The word jind itself belongs to ordinary Punjabi speech and to Punjabi poetry and song, where it stands for "life" or "soul."
A city and former princely state in Haryana, India, also carries the name Jind, and its ruling Sikh dynasty dates from the eighteenth century. The origin of that place name is a separate question from the origin of the personal name, and the two should not be assumed to be related.
How Popular is the Name Jind?
Jind has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #2,523 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,523 | 70 | 0.0044% |
| 2024 | #3,089 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 2023 | #5,052 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #6,321 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #11,572 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,540 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #13,045 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jind Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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