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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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Part or limb, in the Sikh account of Guru Angad’s naming.
Sikh Dharma International explains the name bestowed by Guru Nanak through a metaphor of a limb of his body. This is a tradition-specific interpretation of that historical naming, not a universal derivation for all modern bearers or other similarly spelled names. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; credit: Sikh Dharma International, 25 October 2020. No passage, artwork, prayer or recording reproduced.
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Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 125 · preliminary | 268 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 29 | 1035 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 50 | 2604 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
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Sikh Dharma International explains the name bestowed by Guru Nanak through a metaphor of a limb of his body. This is a tradition-specific interpretation of that historical naming, not a universal derivation for all modern bearers or other similarly spelled names. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; credit: Sikh Dharma International, 25 October 2020. No passage, artwork, prayer or recording reproduced.
Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; cited publication copyright Sikh Dharma International, 25 October 2020, not an open-data licence.
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SGPC records that Guru Nanak gave Bhai Lahna the name Angad when choosing him as his successor. This documents a Sikh historical association in Punjab; it does not establish every modern family’s naming intention. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; credit: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). No passage, artwork, prayer or recording reproduced.
Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; cited publication copyright Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), not an open-data licence.
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
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Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
