Maiwand
Maiwand is a village in Afghanistan within the Maywand District of Kandahar Province. It is located 50 miles northwest of Kandahar, on the main Kandahar–Lashkargah road.
Meaning & Origin of Maiwand
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Maiwand is a village in Afghanistan within the Maywand District of Kandahar Province. It is located 50 miles northwest of Kandahar, on the main Kandahar–Lashkargah road.
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The Story of Maiwand
Maiwand first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 9 Maiwands were born — ranking #8,294 that year. As of 2026, Maiwand ranks #8,294 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 14 Maiwands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maiwand
Maiwand is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Maiwand's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,294. Use the chart and map above to compare Maiwand'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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