Girls' name · since 1911
Nadia
Nadia has 46,556 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #565 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,556
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
46,556 babies have been named Nadia since 1911, making it today's #565 girls' name.
Nadia has 46,556 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #565 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #617 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #565 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 46,556 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadia ranks #617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #565 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 46,556 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #565 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,556
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadia's 46,556 recorded births place it above 99.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nadia compares
46,556 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Nadia's all-time total is 124x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46,556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,923 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nadia's full recorded timeline at 1969, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 1,923 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nadia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 1,923
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Nadia popularity over time - boys
62 total births recorded since 1976 (Nadia as boys' name)
Nadia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15,665 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Nadia's strongest decade.
15,665 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Nadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 97
1910s
97 births
- 1920s 151
1920s
151 births
- 1930s 166
1930s
166 births
- 1940s 157
1940s
157 births
- 1950s 355
1950s
355 births
- 1960s 536
1960s
536 births
- 1970s 3,076
1970s
3,076 births
- 1980s 5,533
1980s
5,533 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,134 births
- 2000s
2000s
15,665 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,868 births
- 2020s 3,818
2020s
3,818 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15,665 births (34% of all-time use).
How Nadia 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 Nadia's total volume
Nadia by state
Where Nadia concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,925 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,805 | 10.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,122 | 8.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,442 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,291 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,595 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,585 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,558 | 3.3% |
6,925 of 46,556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Nadia appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nadia's data
- Nadia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (15,665 total births); usage has since declined to 3,818 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nadias (6,925 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nadia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Nadia 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.