Holding steady.
Popularity of Navada since 1920
Babies named Navada per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2004, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Navada's real moment was 1938.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 25 |
| 1930s | 16 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 28 |
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s | 10 |
Meaning & origin
Navada is a rare and unusual name first recorded in the United States in 1920. It saw its peak usage in 1938, but even then its numbers were modest and never earned it a spot on the national top 1000. The name's trajectory has been stable, hovering at very low usage throughout the decades. Its origins are somewhat obscure; it may be a creative respelling of the state name Nevada, which itself derives from Spanish for 'snow-covered.' Given its rarity and lack of clear etymology, Navada remains a distinctive choice for parents seeking a place-inspired or invented name with a mid-20th-century feel. No top states have recorded significant usage, and it appears almost exclusively as a girl's name.
Navada first appeared in the United States around the 1920s. It may be a respelling or elaboration of the place name Nevada (from Spanish nevada 'snow-covered'), or a creative coinage. Its brief peak in the 1930s and rare usage since suggest it was a fashionable invention rather than a traditional name.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Nava, Vada
Variants: Nevada
Sibling names for Navada
Names that share Navada's style, for a brother or sister.
