Girl nameCurrently #1,582 in the USSteady

Nadine

nuh-DEEN//nəˈdiːn//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19586 lettersStarts with N

Meaning & origin

Hope

Nadine is a French form of Nadia, from the Slavic 'nadezhda', meaning hope. Its elegant, mid-century sound gives it a graceful, understated charm.

Nadine's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Nadine, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Nadine
18877
188812
18896
189012
18917
18929
18936
189420
189517
189620
189715
189829
189928
190041
190129
190244
190330
190433
190543
190639
190751
190868
190965
191090
1911132
1912157
1913206
1914244
1915337
1916429
1917453
1918484
1919563
1920586
1921666
1922623
1923653
1924744
1925789
1926778
1927779
1928679
1929664
1930667
1931630
1932696
1933676
1934658
1935641
1936573
1937566
1938594
1939506
1940490
1941589
1942477
1943554
1944470
1945435
1946520
1947556
1948588
1949644
1950762
1951748
1952942
1953873
1954978
1955902
1956952
1957900
19581,011
1959916
1960968
1961954
1962943
1963935
1964933
1965774
1966696
1967667
1968604
1969545
1970597
1971483
1972400
1973371
1974353
1975355
1976347
1977340
1978329
1979315
1980335
1981340
1982335
1983275
1984323
1985320
1986311
1987325
1988400
1989356
1990306
1991306
1992276
1993279
1994246
1995267
1996229
1997255
1998269
1999251
2000248
2001220
2002185
2003197
2004200
2005175
2006171
2007205
2008155
2009172
2010150
2011153
2012139
2013129
2014160
2015162
2016176
2017178
2018148
2019160
2020148
2021128
2022148
2023144
2024133

Nadine through the decades

  • Nadine peaked in 1958, when 1,011 babies were named Nadine in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Nadine has fallen 5% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Nadine currently ranks #1,582 in the US and is holding steady.

Nicknames

Nadia

Variants & spellings

Nadia

Names like Nadine

Similar-sounding names.

Sibling names for Nadine

A different sound, a similar rhythm.