Nadia
Girl nameNadia has been given to 46,618 babies in the U.S. since 1911. It peaked in 2005 and currently ranks #565 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈnɑ.di.ə/
Originally the French spelling of На́дя (Nádja), an informal Russian pet form of the virtue name Наде́жда (Nadéžda, “Nadezhda, Nadyezhda”, literally “Hope”), from наде́жда (nadéžda, “hope”), entered as a translation of the Ancient Greek word from ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”) with the same meaning. See also Ἐλπίς (Elpís, “Elpis”).
Origin: Russian
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
46,618
Peak year
2005 (1,923 babies)
Rank in 2025
#565 for girls
First recorded
1911
10-year trend
▼ -44%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Nadia
Nadia Comăneci
Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)
Nadia Boulanger
French musician, conductor, and teacher (1887-1979)
Nadia Nadim
Danish footballer
Nadia Ali
American singer-songwriter
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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