Anduin
The geography of Middle-earth encompasses the physical, political, and moral geography of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional continent Middle-earth on the planet Arda, but widely taken to mean all of creation (Eä) as well as all of his writings about it. Arda was created as a flat world, incorporating a Western continent, Aman, which became the home of the godlike Valar, as well as Middle-earth.
Meaning & Origin of Anduin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The geography of Middle-earth encompasses the physical, political, and moral geography of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional continent Middle-earth on the planet Arda, but widely taken to mean all of creation (Eä) as well as all of his writings about it. Arda was created as a flat world, incorporating a Western continent, Aman, which became the home of the godlike Valar, as well as Middle-earth.
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The Story of Anduin
Anduin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2016, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 17 Anduins were born — ranking #5,337 that year. As of 2026, Anduin ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 87 Anduins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anduin
Anduin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 87 births in the dataset. Anduin's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,337. Use the chart and map above to compare Anduin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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