Nadine

#1,622 for girls in 2025, 128 births · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1927 · 779 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
53,381
since 1887

Nadine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Nadine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #229, 1927girls
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,622128—
2024#1,579133—
2023#1,500144—
2022#1,478148—
2021#1,630128—
2020#1,455148—
2019#1,406160—
2018#1,482148—
2017#1,311178—
2016#1,345176—
2015#1,425162—
2014#1,422160—
2013#1,646129—
2012#1,566139—
2011#1,463153—
2010#1,495150—
2009#1,379172—
2008#1,504155—
2007#1,217205—
2006#1,353171—
2005#1,277175—
2004#1,140200—
2003#1,117197—
2002#1,126185—
2001#976220—
2000#888248—
1999#859251—
1998#797269—
1997#812255—
1996#865229—
1995#758267—
1994#819246—
1993#744279—
1992#758276—
1991#696306—
1990#693306—
1989#602356—
1988#546400—
1987#600325—
1986#614311—
1985#598320—
1984#569323—
1983#627275—
1982#550335—
1981#549339—
1980#554335—
1979#580314—
1978#542329—
1977#533340—
1976#511347—
1975#503355—
1974#498353—
1973#483371—
1972#465400—
1971#431483—
1970#392597—
1969#406545—
1968#369604—
1967#346667—
1966#337691#3,9485
1965#324774—
1964#305933—
1963#304929#3,6466
1962#301943—
1961#298954—
1960#299968—
1959#301916—
1958#2781,011—
1957#307900—
1956#284948#3,9425
1955#289902—
1954#269977—
1953#283873—
1952#258942—
1951#287748—
1950#279762—
1949#305644—
1948#320588—
1947#339556—
1946#328520—
1945#331435—
1944#311470—
1943#295554—
1942#318477—
1941#264589—
1940#286484#3,1306
1939#275506—
1938#259594—
1937#260566—
1936#258567#3,1476
1935#246641—
1934#242658—
1933#234676—
1932#231691#3,7765
1931#241630—
1930#239667—
1929#242659#3,9595
1928#239679—
1927#229779—
1926#229778—
1925#234789—
1924#244744—
1923#252653—
1922#260623—
1921#258661#4,3225
1920#269586—
1919#267563—
1918#288484—
1917#290453—
1916#287429—
1915#328337—
1914#341244—
1913#336206—
1912#367157—
1911#345132—
1910#41690—
1909#46665—
1908#43868—
1907#50051—
1906#56239—
1905#51943—
1904#58633—
1903#59630—
1902#46744—
1901#57729—
1900#52441—
1899#57828—
1898#59729—
1897#82615—
1896#70720—
1895#77017—
1894#66420—
1893#1,2776—
1892#1,0179—
1891#1,0937—
1890#79112—
1889#1,1476—
1888#75312—
1887#9377—
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First appearance
1887

The first year at least five girls were named Nadine! It came in at #937, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Nadine is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 902 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNHWashington: #81 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 338 girlsWAIdaho: #80 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 275 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,201 girlsMNIllinois: #233 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsILWisconsin: #308 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,391 girlsWIMichigan: #320 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,503 girlsMINew York: #493 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,782 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedRIOregon: #113 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 469 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 767 girlsSDIowa: #127 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 639 girlsIAIndiana: #206 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,542 girlsINOhio: #232 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,141 girlsOHPennsylvania: #306 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,769 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #129 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 550 girlsCAUtah: #146 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 567 girlsUTColorado: #106 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 415 girlsCONebraska: #98 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 393 girlsNEMissouri: #106 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 439 girlsMOKentucky: #251 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsKYWest Virginia: #315 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,595 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,158 girlsVAMaryland: #228 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedDEArizona: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 853 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNMKansas: #134 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 584 girlsKSArkansas: #188 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 869 girlsARTennessee: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #456 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,979 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #129 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 530 girlsOKLouisiana: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,061 girlsLAMississippi: #320 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsMSAlabama: #226 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsALGeorgia: #252 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,768 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedHITexas: #346 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,080 girlsTXFlorida: #329 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#80 · 1 in 275
  2. Washington#81 · 1 in 338
  3. Nebraska#98 · 1 in 393
  4. Colorado#106 · 1 in 415
  5. Missouri#106 · 1 in 439

Best ever in a state: #44 in Idaho, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#80121 in 275
Washington#81271 in 338
Nebraska#98271 in 393
Colorado#106201 in 415
Missouri#106631 in 439
Oregon#113111 in 469
Iowa#127291 in 639
California#129651 in 550
Oklahoma#129431 in 530
Kansas#134241 in 584
Utah#14681 in 567
South Dakota#15671 in 767
Maine#17171 in 902
Arkansas#188211 in 869
Indiana#206161 in 1,542
Arizona#21851 in 853
Alabama#226221 in 1,365
Maryland#22871 in 1,795
Ohio#232241 in 2,141
Illinois#233301 in 1,902
Kentucky#251161 in 1,654
Georgia#252171 in 1,768
Virginia#261111 in 2,158
Tennessee#287121 in 2,144
Minnesota#30061 in 3,201
Pennsylvania#306221 in 3,769
Wisconsin#30871 in 3,391
West Virginia#31571 in 2,595
Michigan#320121 in 3,503
Mississippi#32091 in 2,387
Florida#32951 in 2,455
Texas#346291 in 2,080
Louisiana#38671 in 3,061
North Carolina#45661 in 5,979
New York#493111 in 8,782
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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 Nadine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 43 spots since 2024 (#1,579 → #1,622)
  • 167 spots since 2020 (#1,455 → #1,622)
  • 197 spots since 2015 (#1,425 → #1,622)
  • Biggest jump: 613 spots in 1894 (#1,277 → #664)
  • Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1889 (#753 → #1,147)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1887
  • Peaked 1927 at #229 (779 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 111 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1894–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,491
  • Highest: 1 in 1,491 girls born in 1933 were named Nadine (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,557 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #229 in 1927, was only 1 in 1,531 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 16.8% of all girls named Nadine (8,979) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s25#753 (1888)#946
1890s163#578 (1899)#832
1900s443#438 (1908)#524
1910s3,095#267 (1919)#327
1920s6,951#229 (1927)#246
1930s6,196#231 (1932)#249
1940s5,317#264 (1941)#310
1950s8,979#258 (1952)#284
1960s8,008#298 (1961)#329
1970s3,889#392 (1970)#494
1980s3,319#546 (1988)#581
1990s2,684#693 (1990)#780
2000s1,928#888 (2000)#1,198
2010s1,555#1,311 (2017)#1,456
2020s829#1,455 (2020)#1,544

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.

Nadine in 1929

girls
#242
659 births · 1 in 1,694 girls
boys
#3,959
5 births · 1 in 215,123 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #242Nadine659

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #3,959Nadine5
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,694 of them was named Nadine, which outranked 95.4% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadine
  1. #238Essie667
  2. #240Therese664
  3. #241Luella660
  4. #242Nadine659
  5. #242Judith659
  6. #244Fay654
  7. #245Olive651
  8. #246Iva648

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

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

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 215,123 of them was named Nadine, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadine
  1. #3,559Yvonne6
  2. #3,559Zigmund6
  3. #3,559Zygmunt6
  4. #3,959Nadine5
  5. #3,959Adolphe5
  6. #3,959Adren5
  7. #3,959Agustine5

Tied with 586 names at #3,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →