Declining since 2005, #5,722 for girls today.
Popularity of Nadya since 1915
Babies named Nadya per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2006, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Nadya's real moment was 1999.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 0 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 31 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 47 |
| 1970s | 118 |
| 1980s | 226 |
| 1990s | 421 |
| 2000s | 951 |
| 2010s | 625 |
| 2020s | 190 |
Meaning & origin
Nadya, a form of the Russian Nadezhda meaning 'hope', has seen modest but consistent use in the United States since first appearing in Social Security records in 1915. Its popularity peaked in 1999, when it ranked highest, but has since declined, with a notable falling trajectory beginning around 2005. By 2025, the name ranked #5722, with roughly 1 in 76,537 newborn girls receiving it. Despite its low frequency, the name carries a cross-cultural appeal, especially in Slavic and Eastern European communities, and its 'hope' meaning gives it a timeless quality.
Nadya is a Slavic diminutive of Nadezhda, the Russian word for 'hope'. Nadezhda was adopted as a given name in Russia after the Christianization of the Slavs, often associated with the theological virtue of hope. The name spread to other languages through Russian literature and immigration, with variants like Nadia becoming common across Europe and the Americas.
“Nadya” around the world
Where Nadya lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Nadya
Names that share Nadya's style, for a brother or sister.
