Recorded 1969–2021 Girls' name Peak 1986 321 births

Nadege — girls' name

321 babies named Nadege in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s701980s1211990s822000s252010s102020s5
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Nadege was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

21 babies were named Nadege in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nadege

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Nadege between 1969 and 2021, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nadege currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nadege performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Nadege shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Nadege in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nadege in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 321 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nadege at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

321

Since 1969

53 years of records

Peak year

1986

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1969

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2021

Nadege popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1969

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1986)
21
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 20212002199519901985198019741969 8

Nadege by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
121 births that decade — 38% of Nadege's all-time total
1960s81970s701980s1211990s822000s252010s102020s5

Nadege by state

Where Nadege concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nadege
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
86 26.8%
#2 Florida
27 8.4%
New York share of Nadege's total US births 26.8%
Even split

86 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nadege?
321 babies have been named Nadege since 1969. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1986 with 21 births.
When was Nadege most popular?
Nadege was most popular in the 1980s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Nadege most popular?
The top states for the name Nadege are New York (86 births), Florida (27 births).
How long has the name Nadege been used?
Nadege has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 53 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Nadege?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nadine, Nadia, Nada, Nadya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.