Girls' name · peaked in 1933
Nadine name popularity since 1925
46,426 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nadine. Half of them were born in 1958 or earlier, so the typical Nadine is about 68 years old in 2026. Nadine peaked in 1933 as the #234 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,426
- Named Nadine, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1933
- #234 for girls that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,627 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 46,388 girls · 38 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.10× its national share
Peak year is the year Nadine 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.
Nadine births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1958. Measured as a share of all babies, Nadine peaked in 1933.
- Fastest rise: Between 1947 and 1952, Nadine became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 3,190 baby girls to 1 in 1,970.
- Steepest fall: Between 1967 and 1972, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 2,480 to 1 in 3,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Nadine's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nadine.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nadine 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 | 3,684 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 6,196 | 11 | #246 |
| 1940s | 5,317 | 6 | #331 |
| 1950s | 8,979 | 5 | #289 |
| 1960s | 8,008 | 11 | #324 |
| 1970s | 3,889 | 0 | #503 |
| 1980s | 3,319 | 0 | #599 |
| 1990s | 2,684 | 0 | #760 |
| 2000s | 1,928 | 0 | #1,280 |
| 2010s | 1,555 | 0 | #1,432 |
| 2020–25 | 829 | 0 | #1,627 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.5% of babies named Nadine from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Nadine is most popular
The index compares Nadine'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 Nadine.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.10× | 415 |
| New Mexico | 1.85× | 438 |
| Nebraska | 1.70× | 511 |
| New York | 1.59× | 5,182 |
| Oklahoma | 1.48× | 825 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Nadine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nadine (this page) | 46,388 | 1933 |
| Nadene | 1,599 | 1930 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nadine's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nadine.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nadine (1933).
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