Nadiya
Nadiya or Nadiia is a feminine given name, from a Ukrainian word meaning "hope". It is borne by the following people:
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Nadiya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nadiya or Nadiia is a feminine given name, from a Ukrainian word meaning "hope". It is borne by the following people:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ukrainian
The Story of Nadiya
The earliest SSA record of Nadiya as a baby girl name dates back to 1978, when 8 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 78 newborns named Nadiya — #2,203 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Nadiyas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,609 among baby girl names with 30 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 2K Nadiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Nadiya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nadiya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Nadia
- Nadiia
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About the name Nadiya
Nadiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Nadiya's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #2,203. Use the chart and map above to compare Nadiya'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 .
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