US rank #4891 Girls' name Peak 2006 2,625 births

Nadya — #4891 US girls' name

2,625 babies named Nadya in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51940s311950s281960s471970s1181980s2261990s4212000s9512010s6252020s168
#4891
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Nadya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

115 babies were named Nadya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nadya

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,625 babies named Nadya between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nadya currently holds the #4891 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 115 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nadya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 951 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Nadya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 461 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nadya in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nadya 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 2,625 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.

Nadya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,625

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2006

115 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,891

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nadya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
115
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Nadya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
951 births that decade — 36% of Nadya's all-time total
1910s51930s51940s311950s281960s471970s1181980s2261990s4212000s9512010s6252020s168

Nadya by state

Where Nadya concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nadya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
461 17.6%
#2 Texas
216 8.2%
#3 New York
115 4.4%
#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%
California share of Nadya's total US births 17.6%
Even split

461 of 2,625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Nadya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nadya?
2,625 babies have been named Nadya since 1915. It currently ranks #4891 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 115 births.
When was Nadya most popular?
Nadya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 951 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Nadya most popular?
The top states for the name Nadya are California (461 births), Texas (216 births), New York (115 births).
How long has the name Nadya been used?
Nadya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nadya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nadine, Nadia, Nada, Nadene, 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, 1915–2024 (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.