US rank #10317 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,155 births

Nadja — #10317 US girls' name

1,155 babies named Nadja in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s51930s131940s251950s461960s1271970s1501980s1781990s2662000s2032010s942020s29
#10317
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Nadja was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

52 babies were named Nadja in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nadja

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,155 babies named Nadja between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nadja currently holds the #10317 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nadja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 266 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Nadja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nadja in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nadja 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 1,155 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.

Nadja at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,155

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1996

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,317

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nadja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
52
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Nadja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
266 births that decade — 23% of Nadja's all-time total
1910s191920s51930s131940s251950s461960s1271970s1501980s1781990s2662000s2032010s942020s29

Nadja by state

Where Nadja concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Nadja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
88 7.6%
#2 California
15 1.3%
#3 New Jersey
11 1.0%
#4 Florida
6 0.5%
New York share of Nadja's total US births 7.6%
Even split

88 of 1,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nadja?
1,155 babies have been named Nadja since 1914. It currently ranks #10317 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 52 births.
When was Nadja most popular?
Nadja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 266 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Nadja most popular?
The top states for the name Nadja are New York (88 births), California (15 births), New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Nadja been used?
Nadja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nadja?
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, 1914–2024 (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.