Girls' name · since 1978
Nadiya
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 1,547 babies named Nadiya, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,589 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,547
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nadiya is the #4589 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,547 recorded since 1978.
Nadiya has 1,547 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4589 as of the latest data, more common than 73% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #5,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,589 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,547 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadiya ranks #5,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,589 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,547 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,589 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,547
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadiya's 1,547 recorded births place it above 92.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nadiya compares
1,547 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Nadiya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,547 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nadiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nadiya's full recorded timeline at 2004, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nadiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Nadiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (598 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Nadiya's strongest decade.
598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Nadiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 168
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
598 births
- 2010s
2010s
496 births
- 2020s 235
2020s
235 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 598 births (39% of all-time use).
How Nadiya 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 Nadiya's total volume
Nadiya by state
Where Nadiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 61 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 3.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 42 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 35 | 2.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 31 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.7% |
61 of 1,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Nadiya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nadiya's data
- Nadiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (598 total births) through the 2020s (235) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nadiyas (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nadiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Nadiya 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.