Girls' name · since 1915
Nadya
Nadya has 2,647 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,647
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nadya is the #5755 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,647 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Nadya recorded 2,647 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #5755 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #3,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,755 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,647 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nadya ranks #3,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,755 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,647 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,755 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,647
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nadya's 2,647 recorded births place it above 94.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nadya compares
2,647 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Nadya's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nadya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,647 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nadya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nadya's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 115, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nadya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Nadya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (951 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Nadya's strongest decade.
951 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nadya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 226
1980s
226 births
- 1990s
1990s
421 births
- 2000s
2000s
951 births
- 2010s
2010s
625 births
- 2020s 190
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 951 births (36% of all-time use).
How Nadya 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 Nadya's total volume
Nadya by state
Where Nadya concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 461 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 216 | 8.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 115 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 82 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 29 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 17 | 0.6% |
461 of 2,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Nadya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nadya's data
- Nadya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (951 total births); usage has since declined to 190 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nadyas (461 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nadya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Nadya 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.