Girls' name · since 1892
Nada
5,129 babies named Nada in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,361 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,129
- born since 1892
- 1930s
- peak decade
5,129 babies have been named Nada since 1892, making it today's #4361 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nada recorded 5,129 times among girls since 1892, holding rank #4361 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #2,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,361 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,129 born since 1892
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nada ranks #2,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,361 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,129 born since 1892, peaking in the 1930s.
- #2,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,361 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,129
- born since 1892
- 1930s
- peak decade
Nada's 5,129 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nada compares
5,129 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nada's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nada | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,129 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nada's full recorded timeline at 1960, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nada popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Nada by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (602 births, 12% of the file).
1930s was Nada's strongest decade.
602 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Nada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 81
1900s
81 births
- 1910s
1910s
250 births
- 1920s
1920s
556 births
- 1930s
1930s
602 births
- 1940s
1940s
432 births
- 1950s
1950s
458 births
- 1960s
1960s
292 births
- 1970s
1970s
279 births
- 1980s
1980s
325 births
- 1990s
1990s
475 births
- 2000s
2000s
601 births
- 2010s
2010s
540 births
- 2020s 192
2020s
192 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 602 births (12% of all-time use).
How Nada compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nada's total volume
Nada by state
Where Nada concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 223 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 221 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 195 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 161 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 97 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 86 | 1.7% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 61 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 39 | 0.8% |
223 of 5,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Nada appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nada's data
- Nada's decade-level peak was the 1930s (602 total births); usage has since declined to 192 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nadas (223 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nada: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~133 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1892–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.