Nadia
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Nadia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
- Polish
- English
- Russian
- Bulgarian
- Ukrainian
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Indonesian
- Malay
- Portuguese
- Catalan
The Story of Nadia
The earliest SSA record of Nadia as a baby girl name dates back to 1911, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 1,923 newborns named Nadia — #178 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Nadia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nadia ranks #509 for baby girls with 601 births, gradually falling (-14%). All told, over 47K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nadia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nadia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Nadia
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About the name Nadia
Nadia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 47K births in the dataset. Nadia's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #178. Use the chart and map above to compare Nadia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.