Girls' name · since 1981
Nadiah
Nadiah has 527 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,631 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadiah currently ranks #13631 among girls' names in America, with 527 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Nadiah recorded 527 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #13631 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #11,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,631 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 527 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadiah ranks #11,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,631 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 527 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,631 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadiah's 527 recorded births place it above 84.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nadiah compares
527 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Nadiah's all-time total is 40% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nadiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nadiah's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nadiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Nadiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (222 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Nadiah's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nadiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
222 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 222 births (42% of all-time use).
How Nadiah 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 Nadiah's total volume
Nadiah by state
Where Nadiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
22 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nadiah's data
- Nadiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nadiahs (22 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nadiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Nadiah 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.