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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #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
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedAKMaine: #211 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNHWashington: #131 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 547 girlsWAIdaho: #104 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 418 girlsIDMontana: #156 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 781 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #176 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsMNIllinois: #286 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,760 girlsILWisconsin: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,653 girlsWIMichigan: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,487 girlsMINew York: #292 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,950 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedRIOregon: #114 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 522 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNVWyoming: #80 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 263 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 918 girlsSDIowa: #133 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 727 girlsIAIndiana: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,258 girlsINOhio: #254 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,554 girlsOHPennsylvania: #273 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,860 girlsPANew Jersey: #361 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,940 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #154 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 768 girlsCAUtah: #89 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 368 girlsUTColorado: #185 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 888 girlsCONebraska: #129 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 695 girlsNEMissouri: #195 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsMOKentucky: #312 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsKYWest Virginia: #235 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsWVVirginia: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsVAMaryland: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,487 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedDEArizona: #203 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 781 girlsAZNew Mexico: #213 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 924 girlsNMKansas: #131 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 683 girlsKSArkansas: #216 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 985 girlsARTennessee: #269 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #514 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,393 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #366 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,416 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsDCOklahoma: #169 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 813 girlsOKLouisiana: #478 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,444 girlsLAMississippi: #322 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,255 girlsMSAlabama: #284 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,955 girlsALGeorgia: #291 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedHITexas: #349 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,219 girlsTXFlorida: #252 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#80 · 1 in 263
  2. Utah#89 · 1 in 368
  3. Idaho#104 · 1 in 418
  4. Oregon#114 · 1 in 522
  5. Nebraska#129 · 1 in 695

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8061 in 263
Utah#89131 in 368
Idaho#104101 in 418
Oregon#114121 in 522
Nebraska#129131 in 695
Kansas#131181 in 683
Washington#131201 in 547
Iowa#133261 in 727
California#154581 in 768
Montana#15651 in 781
Oklahoma#169251 in 813
District of Columbia#17051 in 1,000
Minnesota#176171 in 1,235
Colorado#185101 in 888
South Dakota#18551 in 918
Missouri#195221 in 1,220
Arizona#20361 in 781
Maine#21151 in 1,249
New Mexico#21361 in 924
Arkansas#216191 in 985
West Virginia#235131 in 1,465
Virginia#237141 in 1,702
Wisconsin#24391 in 2,653
Florida#252101 in 1,357
Ohio#254201 in 2,554
Michigan#261171 in 2,487
Tennessee#269141 in 1,938
Pennsylvania#273261 in 2,860
Maryland#27851 in 2,487
Alabama#284151 in 1,955
Illinois#286201 in 2,760
Georgia#291151 in 2,054
New York#292291 in 2,950
Indiana#29981 in 3,258
Kentucky#312111 in 2,566
Mississippi#322101 in 2,255
Texas#349261 in 2,219
New Jersey#36151 in 4,940
South Carolina#36661 in 3,416
Louisiana#47851 in 4,444
North Carolina#51451 in 7,393
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont

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 1938

girls
#259
594 births · 1 in 1,858 girls

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #259Nadine594
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 1,858 of them was named Nadine, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadine
  1. #256Eloise608
  2. #257Julie600
  3. #258Lynne598
  4. #259Nadine594
  5. #260Victoria588
  6. #261Sallie582
  7. #262Maggie580
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. 2,209Danielle#2,940#731
  2. 833Lorelei#1,451#618
  3. 623Helaine#1,493#870
  4. 399Janine#1,330#931
  5. 392Imelda#1,282#890
Fallers
  1. 1,261Noreta#964#2,225
  2. 513Norita#532#1,045
  3. 432Noretta#856#1,288
  4. 366Ferne#950#1,316
  5. 327Verdell#904#1,231

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

See the top 100 for 1938