Nadia

#565 for girls in 2025, 531 births · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #12,491
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2005 · 1,923 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
46,556
since 1911

Nadia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Nadia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #178, 2005girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2022#437720—
2021#459684—
2020#468658—
2019#414756—
2018#394779—
2017#401783—
2016#358915—
2015#345953—
2014#2881,126—
2013#325996—
2012#2931,090—
2011#2701,182—
2010#2481,288—
2009#2461,345#12,4915
2008#2191,540—
2007#1981,721—
2006#1881,870—
2005#1781,923—
2004#2141,585#9,9486
2003#2081,580—
2002#2161,499—
2001#2391,331—
2000#2561,271—
1999#330916—
1998#319943—
1997#333857—
1996#356779—
1995#389681—
1994#462548—
1993#437572—
1992#425593#7,4226
1991#433586—
1990#395659#7,1786
1989#332761#5,1659
1988#332742#5,2008
1987#418532—
1986#453476—
1985#427515—
1984#344665—
1983#512375#6,2385
1982#472445—
1981#452476—
1980#409546—
1979#372609#6,0565
1978#353610—
1977#303790#4,5827
1976#360585#5,5875
1975#1,29186—
1974#1,23988—
1973#1,31277—
1972#1,28080—
1971#1,32281—
1970#1,45270—
1969#1,33872—
1968#1,41863—
1967#1,65947—
1966#1,54852—
1965#1,42160—
1964#1,55953—
1963#1,62349—
1962#1,55852—
1961#1,92136—
1960#1,54252—
1959#2,05430—
1958#1,60644—
1957#1,80836—
1956#1,50650—
1955#1,73336—
1954#1,44448—
1953#1,83430—
1952#1,74632—
1951#1,84228—
1950#2,12121—
1949#1,84527—
1948#2,18820—
1947#2,63715—
1946#2,59714—
1945#2,23715—
1944#2,28715—
1943#2,15117—
1942#2,41614—
1941#2,53212—
1940#3,2088—
1939#2,41712—
1938#2,44712—
1937#2,31713—
1936#2,68910—
1935#3,4317—
1934#1,69720—
1933#1,72320—
1932#1,87718—
1931#1,42127—
1930#1,49927—
1929#2,30114—
1928#2,38114—
1927#1,93520—
1926#2,47414—
1925#1,64726—
1924#2,66113—
1923#2,26416—
1922#2,38715—
1921#3,16410—
1920#3,3409—
1919#2,38414—
1918#3,02410—
1917#2,20415—
1916#1,58123—
1915#2,14314—
1914#2,8767—
1913#2,1649—
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First appearance
1911

The first year at least five girls were named Nadia! It came in at #2,463, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1911–1912, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Nadia is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #238 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #315 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsMINew York: #202 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsNYMassachusetts: #303 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,041 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #453 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,754 girlsINOhio: #465 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,210 girlsOHPennsylvania: #405 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,067 girlsPANew Jersey: #345 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,201 girlsNJConnecticut: #307 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsCTCalifornia: #289 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 1,564 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedUTColorado: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #542 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,916 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #521 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,482 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedDEArizona: #307 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsAZNew Mexico: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedARTennessee: #562 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #447 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,554 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #182 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 727 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #284 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,445 girlsLAMississippi: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsMSAlabama: #554 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,301 girlsALGeorgia: #447 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,088 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nadia, so not publishedHITexas: #287 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsTXFlorida: #285 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#182 · 1 in 727
  2. New York#202 · 1 in 1,013
  3. Illinois#238 · 1 in 1,371
  4. Louisiana#284 · 1 in 1,445
  5. Florida#285 · 1 in 1,576

Best ever in a state: #70 in Rhode Island, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#18281 in 727
New York#202991 in 1,013
Illinois#238511 in 1,371
Louisiana#284181 in 1,445
Florida#285261 in 1,576
Texas#287621 in 1,560
California#289921 in 1,564
New Mexico#30061 in 1,278
Massachusetts#303141 in 2,041
Arizona#307101 in 1,525
Connecticut#30771 in 1,958
Michigan#315251 in 2,176
Mississippi#31891 in 1,687
New Jersey#345161 in 2,201
Colorado#35381 in 2,026
Pennsylvania#405211 in 3,067
Georgia#447101 in 3,088
North Carolina#44791 in 3,554
Indiana#45391 in 3,754
Ohio#465161 in 4,210
Virginia#52161 in 4,482
Missouri#54261 in 4,916
Alabama#55451 in 4,301
Tennessee#56251 in 5,235
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Nadia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 52 spots since 2024 (#513 → #565)
  • 97 spots since 2020 (#468 → #565)
  • 220 spots since 2015 (#345 → #565)
  • Biggest jump: 931 spots in 1976 (#1,291 → #360)
  • Biggest drop: 83 spots in 1985 (#344 → #427)
Rise & fade · girls
94 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1911
  • Peaked 2005 at #178 (1,923 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 50 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1976–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 961
  • Highest: 1 in 961 girls born in 2005 were named Nadia (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,027 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 33.6% of all girls named Nadia (15,665) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s97#1,581 (1916)#2,355
1920s151#1,647 (1925)#2,455
1930s166#1,421 (1931)#2,152
1940s157#1,845 (1949)#2,410
1950s355#1,444 (1954)#1,769
1960s536#1,338 (1969)#1,559
1970s3,076#303 (1977)#928
1980s5,533#332 (1989)#415
1990s7,134#319 (1998)#388
2000s15,665#178 (2005)#216
2010s9,868#248 (2010)#334
2020s3,818#437 (2022)#489

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Nadia in 1976

girls
#360
585 births · 1 in 2,504 girls
boys
#5,587
5 births · 1 in 313,801 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #360Nadia585

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #5,587Nadia5
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 2,504 of them was named Nadia, which outranked 96.7% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadia
  1. #357Alisa587
  2. #357Marisol587
  3. #359Joni586
  4. #360Nadia585
  5. #361Sonja583
  6. #362Alma580
  7. #362Cheri580
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 313,801 of them was named Nadia, which outranked 14.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadia
  1. #4,935Ziad6
  2. #4,935Ziyad6
  3. #4,935Zollie6
  4. #5,587Nadia5
  5. #5,587Abdulla5
  6. #5,587Abdur5
  7. #5,587Abiel5

Tied with 908 names at #5,587; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976 →