Girls' name · since 1887
Nadine
Nadine has 53,381 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,381
- born since 1887
- 1950s
- peak decade
53,381 babies have been named Nadine since 1887, making it today's #1623 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nadine recorded 53,381 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #1623 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,623 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 53,381 born since 1887
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadine ranks #562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,623 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 53,381 born since 1887, peaking in the 1950s.
- #562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,623 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,381
- born since 1887
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nadine's 53,381 recorded births place it above 99.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nadine compares
53,381 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
Nadine's all-time total is 142x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53,381 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,011 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nadine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nadine splits its recorded history at 1956: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 1,011 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nadine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 1,011
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Nadine popularity over time - boys
43 total births recorded since 1921 (Nadine as boys' name)
Nadine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (8,979 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Nadine's strongest decade.
8,979 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Nadine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 163
1890s
163 births
- 1900s 443
1900s
443 births
- 1910s 3,095
1910s
3,095 births
- 1920s
1920s
6,951 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,196 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,317 births
- 1950s
1950s
8,979 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,008 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,889 births
- 1980s 3,319
1980s
3,319 births
- 1990s 2,684
1990s
2,684 births
- 2000s 1,928
2000s
1,928 births
- 2010s 1,555
2010s
1,555 births
- 2020s 829
2020s
829 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 8,979 births (17% of all-time use).
How Nadine 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 Nadine's total volume
Nadine by state
Where Nadine concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,240 | 11.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,250 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 3,085 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,593 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 2,387 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,880 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 1,857 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,646 | 3.1% |
6,240 of 53,381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Nadine appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nadine's data
- Nadine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (8,979 total births); usage has since declined to 829 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nadines (6,240 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 Nadine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Nadine 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.