Girls' name · since 1934
Nadina
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 448 babies named Nadina, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 448
- total births
- 1934–2014
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
448 girls have been named Nadina since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadina has been recorded 448 times among girls since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2014.
- 448 total births
- 1934–2014 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 24% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
448 girls have been named Nadina since 1934, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2014.
- 448
- total births
- 1934–2014
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 24%
- born in that decade
24% of everyone ever named Nadina was born in this single decade.
17 babies were named Nadina in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Nadina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nadina's full recorded timeline at 1979, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nadina at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Nadina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2014
- Peak year (1971)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2014.
448 total births across 81 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 17 births in a single year.
Nadina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Nadina's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Nadina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 107 births (24% of all-time use).
Nadina decade highlights
- Peak decade 107 births
- Runner-up 106 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Nadina by state
Where Nadina concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 448 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 1.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Nadina's data
- Nadina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nadinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1934–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nadina: Baby Name Since 1934 - 448 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nadina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nadina 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 July 2026.
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