Nadja
Nadja is a female name, that is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, and the Arab world. Its origins are in the Arabic languages. The Serbian and Montenegrin spelling is Nađa.
Meaning & Origin of Nadja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nadja is a female name, that is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, and the Arab world. Its origins are in the Arabic languages. The Serbian and Montenegrin spelling is Nađa.
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The Story of Nadja
Nadja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 52 Nadjas were born — ranking #2,451 that year. As of 2026, Nadja ranks #9,427 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 1K Nadjas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nadja
Nadja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Nadja's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #2,451. Use the chart and map above to compare Nadja'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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