Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Nadia name popularity since 1925
46,458 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nadia. Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Nadia is about 22 years old in 2026. Nadia peaked in 2005 as the #178 name for girls, and it ranked #565 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,458
- Named Nadia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #565
- for girls in 2025 (531 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 46,396 girls · 62 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 1.51× its national share
Peak year is the year Nadia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nadia births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Nadia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, Nadia's share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 1,940 to 1 in 3,810.
- Fastest rise: Between 1983 and 1988, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 4,450 baby girls to 1 in 2,400.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Nadia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nadia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nadia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 88 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 166 | 0 | #3,652 |
| 1940s | 157 | 0 | #2,311 |
| 1950s | 355 | 0 | #1,765 |
| 1960s | 536 | 0 | #1,431 |
| 1970s | 3,076 | 17 | #1,298 |
| 1980s | 5,533 | 22 | #429 |
| 1990s | 7,134 | 12 | #389 |
| 2000s | 15,665 | 11 | #178 |
| 2010s | 9,868 | 0 | #345 |
| 2020–25 | 3,818 | 0 | #565 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.3% of babies named Nadia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Nadia is most popular
The index compares Nadia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nadia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1.51× | 863 |
| California | 1.48× | 6,925 |
| Florida | 1.44× | 2,291 |
| Texas | 1.39× | 4,805 |
| Maryland | 1.35× | 907 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Nadia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Nadia (this page) | 46,396 | 2005 |
| Nadya | 2,642 | 1999 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nadia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nadia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nadia (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data