Girl nameCurrently #513 in the USFalling
Nadia
NAH-dee-uh//ˈnɑːdiə//
3 syllablesPeak year: 20055 lettersStarts with N
Meaning & origin
Hope
Nadia comes from the Slavic 'nadezhda', meaning hope, and is also used in Arabic contexts with a related meaning of 'caller' or 'one who calls out'. Its international reach and hopeful meaning have kept it steadily popular for decades.
Nadia's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Nadia |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1913 | 9 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 15 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 14 |
| 1920 | 9 |
| 1921 | 10 |
| 1922 | 15 |
| 1923 | 16 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 26 |
| 1926 | 14 |
| 1927 | 20 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1929 | 14 |
| 1930 | 27 |
| 1931 | 27 |
| 1932 | 18 |
| 1933 | 20 |
| 1934 | 20 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1936 | 10 |
| 1937 | 13 |
| 1938 | 12 |
| 1939 | 12 |
| 1940 | 8 |
| 1941 | 12 |
| 1942 | 14 |
| 1943 | 17 |
| 1944 | 15 |
| 1945 | 15 |
| 1946 | 14 |
| 1947 | 15 |
| 1948 | 20 |
| 1949 | 27 |
| 1950 | 21 |
| 1951 | 28 |
| 1952 | 32 |
| 1953 | 30 |
| 1954 | 48 |
| 1955 | 36 |
| 1956 | 50 |
| 1957 | 36 |
| 1958 | 44 |
| 1959 | 30 |
| 1960 | 52 |
| 1961 | 36 |
| 1962 | 52 |
| 1963 | 49 |
| 1964 | 53 |
| 1965 | 60 |
| 1966 | 52 |
| 1967 | 47 |
| 1968 | 63 |
| 1969 | 72 |
| 1970 | 70 |
| 1971 | 81 |
| 1972 | 80 |
| 1973 | 77 |
| 1974 | 88 |
| 1975 | 85 |
| 1976 | 590 |
| 1977 | 797 |
| 1978 | 610 |
| 1979 | 614 |
| 1980 | 546 |
| 1981 | 476 |
| 1982 | 445 |
| 1983 | 380 |
| 1984 | 665 |
| 1985 | 515 |
| 1986 | 476 |
| 1987 | 532 |
| 1988 | 749 |
| 1989 | 771 |
| 1990 | 665 |
| 1991 | 586 |
| 1992 | 599 |
| 1993 | 572 |
| 1994 | 548 |
| 1995 | 681 |
| 1996 | 779 |
| 1997 | 857 |
| 1998 | 943 |
| 1999 | 916 |
| 2000 | 1,271 |
| 2001 | 1,331 |
| 2002 | 1,499 |
| 2003 | 1,580 |
| 2004 | 1,591 |
| 2005 | 1,923 |
| 2006 | 1,870 |
| 2007 | 1,721 |
| 2008 | 1,540 |
| 2009 | 1,350 |
| 2010 | 1,288 |
| 2011 | 1,182 |
| 2012 | 1,090 |
| 2013 | 996 |
| 2014 | 1,126 |
| 2015 | 952 |
| 2016 | 915 |
| 2017 | 781 |
| 2018 | 778 |
| 2019 | 755 |
| 2020 | 658 |
| 2021 | 684 |
| 2022 | 720 |
| 2023 | 624 |
| 2024 | 598 |
Nadia through the decades
- Nadia peaked in 2005, when 1,923 babies were named Nadia in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Nadia has fallen 47% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Nadia currently ranks #513 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Nadi
Variants & spellings
NadyaNadja
Famous people named Nadia
- Nadia Comăneci — Olympic gymnast