US rank #4403 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,517 births

Nadiya — #4403 US girls' name

1,517 babies named Nadiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s371990s1682000s5982010s4962020s205
#4403
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Nadiya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

78 babies were named Nadiya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nadiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,517 babies named Nadiya between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nadiya currently holds the #4403 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nadiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 598 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nadiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nadiya in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nadiya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,517 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nadiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,517

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2003

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,403

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nadiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
78
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881978 8

Nadiya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
598 births that decade — 39% of Nadiya's all-time total
1970s131980s371990s1682000s5982010s4962020s205

Nadiya by state

Where Nadiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nadiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
61 4.0%
#2 California
55 3.6%
#3 New York
42 2.8%
#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%
Texas share of Nadiya's total US births 4.0%
Even split

61 of 1,517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Nadiya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nadiya?
1,517 babies have been named Nadiya since 1978. It currently ranks #4403 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 78 births.
When was Nadiya most popular?
Nadiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 598 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Nadiya most popular?
The top states for the name Nadiya are Texas (61 births), California (55 births), New York (42 births).
How long has the name Nadiya been used?
Nadiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nadiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nadine, Nadia, Nada, Nadya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.