Declining since 2006, #565 for girls today.
Popularity of Nadia since 1911
Babies named Nadia per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 97 |
| 1920s | 151 |
| 1930s | 166 |
| 1940s | 157 |
| 1950s | 355 |
| 1960s | 536 |
| 1970s | 3,076 |
| 1980s | 5,533 |
| 1990s | 7,134 |
| 2000s | 15,665 |
| 2010s | 9,868 |
| 2020s | 3,818 |
Meaning & origin
Nadia is a name that bridges cultures, with strong roots in both Slavic and Arabic traditions. In the United States, it first appeared in Social Security records in 1911, but its popularity surged in the late 20th century, peaking at rank 565 in 2005, with a 1-in-3,027 incidence that year. Since 2006, its trajectory has been gently falling, though it remains familiar and widely used. The name is especially popular in New Mexico, Minnesota, and Iowa, suggesting a broad geographic and cultural appeal. Nadia's dual heritage of 'hope' and 'tenderness' gives it a layered, meaningful quality that parents continue to appreciate.
Nadia is a name of multiple origins. In Slavic contexts, it is a short form of Nadezhda, the Russian word for 'hope', itself a translation of the Greek Elpis. In the Arab world, Nadia is derived from the feminine form of Nadi, meaning 'caller' or 'announcer', and also from Nadiyya meaning 'tender' or 'delicate'. The name gained international recognition through the Russian ballet dancer Nadia Nerina and the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci.
Where Nadia is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Nadia” around the world
Where Nadia lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
60
babies in 2024
Ireland
15
babies in 2025
Quebec
6
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Nad, Nadi
Sibling names for Nadia
Names that share Nadia's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Sofia, Mira, Lena, Anya, Layla, Aaliyah, Aisha, Aishah, Aleia, Alesha, Alexi, Alia, Aliah, Aliya, Aliyah, Alliyah, Ameena, America, Anisa, Anissa, Asia, Asma, Atiya, Ayesha, Candida, Dalia, Dalila, Daniya, Dasha, Dasia, Donia, Farah, Farrah, Hosanna, Iman, Ivanna, Jamila, Jania, Kamila, Kamilah, Karima, Laila, Lailah, Lamia, Maliah, Maya, Noelia, Odessa, Rihanna, Roxanna, Salma, Samira, Samiya, Samiyah, Sanaa, Shakira, Sonja, Soraya, Tania, Tiana, Wanda, Yasmeen, Yasmine, Zaida, Aaliya, Aida, Akilah, Alasia, Aleeyah, Alizah, Alyah, Ameera, Ameerah, Anyssa, Asya, Aziza, Briza, Dacia, Danya, Denae, Haniya, Inara, Jahaira, Jameelah, Jamilah, Jayanna, Jazelle, Kadijah, Kalina, Karime, Karyme, Kyrah, Lamya, Latifah, Leilah, Liyana, Maliha, Malika, Mariya, Marya, Melia, Merari, Misha, Nadeen, Naida, Naja, Najah, Natashia, Naudia, Nawal, Neda, Neida, Nivea, Raisa, Rana, Rania, Raniyah, Renea, Sabra, Sadia, Safia, Safiya, Saida, Sakina, Samarah, Samia, Samiah, Samirah, Saniah, Sanya, Sariya, Sharae, Shereen, Shireen, Sidra, Stasia, Tahira, Tamira, Tanaya, Tasia, Vania, Velia, Yadhira, Yasmina, Yazmine, Zada, Zahara, Zaira, Zakia, Zakiya, Zakiyah, Zandra, Zayna, Zoraida, Zoya, Aalyiah, Aamina, Aamira, Abeer, Adeena, Aicha, Aija, Aixa, Akila, Akirah, Aleaha, Alese, Alinah, Amana, Amel, Amena, Amerah, Amila, Amirra, Amran, Anisah, Annisa, Ariam, Atia, Ayanah, Banesa, Belkis, Breya, Brissia, Bushra, Dalett, Damia, Darina, Delyla, Demia, Deona, Dunia, Elesha, Emina, Epiphany, Faiza, Falisha, Fara, Farida, Hadia, Halina, Hoda, Iana, Ianna, Idania, Iya, Jadira, Jameela, Jamile, Jamille, Jamirah, Jasia, Jasmina, Jenia, Jumana, Kalila, Kalilah, Kameelah, Kareema, Karia, Karimah, Kaziah, Kendria, Kesia, Khara, Kimia, Kitzia, Labria, Lamiya, Lamiyah, Lanay, Lania, Lateefah, Latifa, Lenee, Luba, Madiha, Maleka, Malikah, Mariea, Maysa, Melika, Meliyah, Mianna, Munira, Muntaha, Myria, Nadirah, Nahia, Najla, Najwa, Nataya, Nazia, Nazly, Neyda, Nisreen, Nuha, Omaira, Rada, Rakiya, Ranya, Rasha, Raziya, Reshma, Rida, Rihana, Sabreen, Sabriya, Sadiya, Safiyah, Safiyyah, Sakinah, Salam, Salima, Samah, Samera, Samiha, Samra, Samyah, Samyia, Sanah, Saria, Sarra, Saudia, Semira, Senia, Shakila, Shakirah, Sharifa, Sharna, Sherin, Sherina, Solomia, Sonjia, Suraya, Tahani, Tammra, Taria, Tatia, Teala, Trecia, Wafa, Xareni, Yaminah, Yoanna, Zahira, Zakiah, Zakira, Zakiyyah, Zalia, Zamirah, Zarya, Zeina, Zoraya, Zuleika, Zully, Aaleyah, Aamirah, Afiya, Afra, Ahliyah, Aiesha, Akeela, Aliha, Aliyyah, Alnisa, Alycea, Ameira, Ameriah, Amiera, Ammara, Anael, Aneka, Aneli, Anesa, Athea, Atiyah, Ayshia, Azariya, Cheria, Damira, Danyah, Davine, Dearia, Dehlia, Delaila, Diala, Eisha, Ereka, Faizah, Farhana, Farzana, Fatina, Felicha, Ghazal, Haifa, Hasina, Hasna, Ilina, Illyana, Ionna, Irania, Isella, Ismerai, Izzah, Jadia, Jahayra, Jaima, Jajaira, Jalila, Jalilah, Jameah, Jamilia, Jamilya, Jamylah, Jasimine, Jasira, Jazira, Kacia, Kalyna, Kamariah, Kameela, Kamelia, Kamilia, Kamillah, Karem, Kazia, Kevia, Khala, Khalila, Khamila, Kinda, Kismet, Ladana, Ladasia, Laela, Lamiah, Lamisha, Leasha, Leenah, Lenae, Lenea, Letia, Levia, Lisia, Lubna, Madia, Maisa, Makita, Maleeha, Maleeka, Marium, Marjan, Meesha, Milia, Milisa, Nadalie, Nashira, Natika, Nayda, Neidy, Nema, Nesreen, Nikea, Ninel, Olia, Omara, Rahi, Rahima, Raima, Rameen, Ranada, Ranyah, Rashidah, Rayhana, Rayya, Raziyah, Rehana, Reyana, Ronia, Ruwayda, Saadia, Sabah, Sabeen, Sabiha, Sabria, Sabrin, Sabrine, Sadiyah, Safina, Sahira, Saidah, Saleema, Samaiyah, Sameerah, Samina, Saroya, Sayda, Shaakira, Shadia, Shamirah, Sharmin, Sireen, Sofya, Soniya, Sonyia, Suad, Suhaila, Suhaylah, Suhey, Suleima, Suleyma, Tahiri, Taleia, Tamirah, Tanyah, Tessia, Tiaira, Tymia, Umaiza, Valera, Velicia, Veneda, Yalena, Yamina, Yanel, Yasmen, Zafirah, Zahirah, Zahria, Zakeria, Zakirah, Zalika, Zamira, Zareen, Zasha, Zayra, Zorina, Zulay, Dalicia, Danira, Diasia, Enas, Faten, Ilisa, Laryah, Nouri, Sabirin, Sylina, Toshua, Vielka, Yamel, Aalaiyah, Aamilah, Abia, Adarah, Adiba, Afifa, Ahleah, Ahmira, Ahnya, Aidah, Aliea, Alizia, Alliya, Amaliya, Amanee, Ambreen, Amiira, Amiylah, Andrya, Annayah, Ariba, Atisha, Auriah, Baneen, Belkys, Besan, Cabria, Cariah, Cecia, Charae, Dalida, Daliya, Danayah, Darria, Dayane, Daziya, Deleah, Demara, Desira, Destina, Elaynah, Eleisha, Fabiha, Fahima, Fareeda, Farha, Gelena, Gerica, Ghada, Ghalia, Hanaan, Haneefah, Hasana, Hidaya, Hikma, Humna, Idaliz, Ieesha, Iisha, Ikram, Iliyana, Imane, Iriel, Ismahan, Jahara, Jahira, Jamala, Jamillia, Jamina, Janah, Jariya, Jazminn, Jemila, Jenya, Jeslin, Jhane, Johonna, Julya, Kadisha, Kafi, Kalima, Kalimah, Kamilya, Kanita, Khaleelah, Khalis, Krina, Lachina, Lada, Lanina, Laria, Lateefa, Laylaa, Leili, Liala, Lidiya, Mahia, Mairim, Masiel, Maysoon, Miriya, Mubina, Munirah, Muriah, Naasia, Nabi, Naela, Namira, Narmeen, Nawaal, Naylin, Nazifa, Nazyia, Nimah, Radiah, Rafia, Rimas, Roshana, Ruhee, Sadeen, Sameeha, Samyria, Saniyya, Saphia, Sedra, Shabana, Shadaya, Shahana, Shamila, Shamina, Shanty, Shareen, Shonya, Solomiya, Soraiya, Sorina, Stana, Suhailah, Suheily, Suheyla, Suleika, Suriah, Taheerah, Tamana, Tasfia, Tasmia, Tecia, Thiana, Unika, Uzma, Valeen, Veleka, Venera, Wajiha, Yasina, Yasira, Yassmine, Yazmina, Yostina, Ysenia, Zadia, Zafira, Zaharah, Zakyra, Zamyra, Zanobia, Zareena, Zarinah, Zarrah, Zeba, Zineb, Zoriana, Zuleica
Brothers: Dmitri, Elias, Omar, Ivan, Zane, Danial, Hakeem, Hasani, Jabril, Jadon, Jarius, Jeremi, Jovan, Karim, Lipa, Malik, Rashad, Samir, Shakir, Tariq, Aamir, Adil, Akram, Alek, Alexandros, Ameen, Amil, Anwar, Arman, Aziz, Darek, Hadi, Hakim, Humza, Idris, Jalil, Jama, Jameel, Jarek, Kahlil, Kalil, Kamal, Kamil, Laith, Mikail, Nabil, Nader, Naseem, Nazir, Nery, Quadir, Rahim, Rakim, Said, Saleem, Salman, Sameer, Samer, Sharif, Tarek, Tarik, Viktor, Yamil, Zakaria, Zaki, Zamir, Aadil, Aasim, Aasir, Abir, Adeel, Adonnis, Adrik, Ahsan, Akim, Aldrin, Aleem, Almir, Ameir, Amier, Anis, Aquil, Arath, Areeb, Asaad, Ashraf, Avan, Azad, Azeem, Azim, Azir, Basel, Bashar, Bashir, Charbel, Chavis, Damein, Damyan, Deleon, Deveon, Duron, Eliyas, Elston, Elyon, Fadi, Faheem, Fahim, Faraz, Fareed, Feras, Fouad, Fuad, Gamal, Gibran, Hamed, Hamid, Hani, Harun, Haseeb, Ilias, Ilijah, Illya, Ilya, Imad, Jabar, Jabriel, Jahan, Jalal, Jamale, Jamiel, Jamill, Jeric, Jerico, Jevan, Jhalil, Jibran, Jonael, Kalif, Kamen, Kaseem, Kashif, Kawan, Kaz, Kazi, Keng, Lateef, Latif, Lazar, Maalik, Maher, Majid, Malyk, Marqus, Mateen, Melik, Milad, Milos, Mirza, Mubarak, Munir, Naheem, Naji, Naseer, Naser, Nasim, Nassir, Nizar, Osmin, Pasha, Rafi, Rafiq, Raheen, Rahiem, Rahil, Ramin, Ramy, Ramzi, Ridwan, Rihan, Riyad, Saahil, Sahid, Sahir, Sajid, Samad, Samy, Severin, Shadi, Shaheem, Shaheen, Shareef, Shariff, Sherif, Talib, Tameem, Tamer, Taras, Teon, Tremain, Veron, Vlad, Yaser, Yasser, Yassin, Yassine, Yurem, Zackaria, Zahid, Zakee, Zakir, Zarek, Adeeb, Adib, Aladdin, Aldair, Aldin, Altariq, Alyan, Alyas, Anival, Antar, Antionne, Ashur, Atif, Azam, Barack, Bogdan, Cahlil, Caliph, Devian, Duwan, Fadel, Fady, Farouk, Fawaz, Fayez, Faysal, Filimon, Halim, Hisham, Imraan, Isam, Jahad, Jahid, Jardani, Jarion, Jovin, Kahleel, Kaled, Kaleel, Kaleem, Kalid, Kaliq, Kamaal, Kamel, Karlo, Karriem, Kemal, Kerim, Khadim, Khairi, Khaleed, Khalel, Khalib, Khalik, Khani, Khayri, Kinan, Luby, Mansour, Marik, Mehran, Mihail, Mourad, Nahzir, Naszir, Nayib, Nazeer, Nidal, Omarian, Orel, Orest, Raif, Riad, Romani, Sabri, Sahmir, Salar, Shahan, Shakeel, Sharief, Spero, Sufian, Suliman, Tahmid, Tanveer, Tanvir, Tareq, Terek, Wadie, Wassim, Zaahir, Zafir, Zameer, Zorian, Abyan, Alija, Ashir, Basir, Hameed, Imron, Kazmir, Khaliel, Mahin, Saladin, Ahlias, Ahmeer, Akeel, Akil, Aliyas, Anes, Anguel, Anuar, Ashaad, Aswad, Ayad, Azeez, Basem, Boyan, Bravlio, Caleel, Careem, Dacian, Daemien, Dayyan, Desmen, Drago, Duriel, Essam, Fadil, Fennec, Fyodor, Harith, Ilyan, Ismar, Jaser, Jasmond, Javed, Juriel, Kadar, Kahil, Kalim, Kariem, Kassem, Kavian, Khair, Khaleef, Khamir, Khoury, Laden, Lawan, Leniel, Malike, Maricus, Maziyon, Mikhai, Milik, Morad, Mounir, Munasar, Nahim, Nahir, Nahyan, Najeeb, Najib, Nameer, Nasean, Nasri, Nassim, Nezar, Odai, Petro, Quanta, Quasim, Radin, Rafan, Rakin, Ramal, Ramez, Ramil, Ramiz, Rashied, Reshad, Riaz, Saabir, Saafir, Sadiel, Sadrac, Safir, Sajad, Samier, Samin, Saqib, Savva, Shadee, Shahir, Shameer, Sharbel, Talvin, Tarick, Tarig, Terel, Wahid, Yadir, Yaroslav, Yordan, Yovan, Zafar, Zakye, Zamire, Zaniel, Zerick, Zinedine
Names like Nadia
Names whose popularity has moved with Nadia's over the last 50 years.

