Girls' name · since 1976
Nadiyah
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,077 babies named Nadiyah, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,077 babies have been named Nadiyah since 1976, making it today's #9011 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadiyah has been recorded 1,077 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #9011 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,136 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,011 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,077 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadiyah ranks #7,136 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,011 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,077 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,011 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadiyah's 1,077 recorded births place it above 90.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Nadiyah compares
1,077 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Nadiyah's all-time total is 186% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,077 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nadiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nadiyah's full recorded timeline at 2001, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nadiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Nadiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (324 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Nadiyah's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nadiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 106
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
324 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 324 births (30% of all-time use).
How Nadiyah 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 Nadiyah's total volume
Nadiyah by state
Where Nadiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 3.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
38 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Nadiyah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nadiyah's data
- Nadiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nadiyahs (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Nadiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Nadiyah 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.