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Nada

Girl

Meaning of Nada: Arabic & Persian: 'generosity'

Nada is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4228th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4228

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,129

First recorded 1892 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 37 babies1982: 29 babies1983: 33 babies1984: 25 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 38 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 37 babies1989: 45 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 45 babies1993: 50 babies1994: 52 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 47 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 56 babies1999: 77 babies2000: 78 babies20002001: 66 babies2002: 74 babies2003: 57 babies2004: 51 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 64 babies2007: 51 babies2008: 48 babies2009: 66 babies2010: 62 babies20102011: 51 babies2012: 72 babies2013: 53 babies2014: 64 babies2015: 52 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 52 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 36 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Nada per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 78.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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