Girls' name · since 1908
Nadean
Nadean has 1,365 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1931 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,365
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
Nadean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,365 have been recorded since 1908.
Nadean has 1,365 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2006.
- #6,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,365 born since 1908
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadean ranks #6,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,365 born since 1908, peaking in the 1930s.
- #6,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,365
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
Nadean's 1,365 recorded births place it above 91.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.
Nadean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nadean splits its recorded history at 1951: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nadean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2006
- Peak year (1931)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Nadean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (306 births, 22% of the file).
1930s was Nadean's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Nadean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 118
1910s
118 births
- 1920s
1920s
275 births
- 1930s
1930s
306 births
- 1940s
1940s
215 births
- 1950s
1950s
150 births
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 306 births (22% of all-time use).
How Nadean 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 Nadean's total volume
Nadean by state
Where Nadean concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 14 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | California | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.4% |
15 of 1,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Nadean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (306 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Nadeans (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nadean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1908–2006 (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 Nadean 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.