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Nadia

Girl

Meaning of Nadia: Russian: 'hope'

Nadia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 556th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#556

531 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#443

95 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

46,618

First recorded 1911 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 476 babies1982: 445 babies1983: 380 babies1984: 665 babies1985: 515 babies1986: 476 babies1987: 532 babies1988: 750 babies1989: 770 babies1990: 665 babies19901991: 586 babies1992: 599 babies1993: 572 babies1994: 548 babies1995: 681 babies1996: 779 babies1997: 857 babies1998: 943 babies1999: 916 babies2000: 1,271 babies20002001: 1,331 babies2002: 1,499 babies2003: 1,580 babies2004: 1,591 babies2005: 1,923 babies2006: 1,870 babies2007: 1,721 babies2008: 1,540 babies2009: 1,350 babies2010: 1,288 babies20102011: 1,182 babies2012: 1,090 babies2013: 996 babies2014: 1,126 babies2015: 953 babies2016: 915 babies2017: 783 babies2018: 779 babies2019: 756 babies2020: 658 babies20202021: 684 babies2022: 720 babies2023: 625 babies2024: 600 babies2025: 531 babies
US babies named Nadia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,923.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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