Nadya
Nadya is a feminine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Nadezhda or other names.
Meaning & Origin of Nadya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nadya is a feminine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Nadezhda or other names.
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The Story of Nadya
Nadya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 115 Nadyas were born — ranking #1,798 that year. As of 2026, Nadya ranks #5,320 for baby girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-38%). In total, more than 3K Nadyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Notable people named Nadya
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Nadya A.R. (born 1971), Pakistani author
- Nadezhda Nadya Dorofeeva (born 1990), Ukrainian pop singer and fashion designer
- Nadya A. Fouad , American vocational psychologist
- Nadya Ginsburg , American actress
- Nadya Hazboun (born 1983/1984), Palestinian-Czech jewelry and fashion designer
- Nadya Hutagalung (born 1974), Indonesian-Australian model, actress and presenter
- Nadya Khamitskaya (born 1982), Belarusian-born Norwegian dancer
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869 – 1939), Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician, wife of Vladimir Lenin
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Names that sound like Nadya
Phonetically similar names — useful when Nadya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Nadya
Nadya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Nadya's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,525. Use the chart and map above to compare Nadya'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.