Nadav

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⭐ Famous Nadav

Nadav Lapid

Israeli writer and film director

Choose Nadav and your child shares a first name with Nadav Lapid, an Israeli writer and film director. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nadav, like who?” Nadav Lapid's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 106,383 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Nadav, 16 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nadav would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNadav first shows up in US birth records in 1976, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 49 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2016, when it reached #3,441.
• 🍂TrendNadav has slipped 1,874 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,608. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Nadav means “generous”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Scottish roots.

About the name Nadav

Nadav is a boy name of Hebrew and Scottish origin meaning “generous”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-dav”. US birth records list Nadav for boys from 1976 to 2025, in 41 of those 50 years. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked #3,441 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,608, with 16 babies.

Origin:Hebrew namesScottish names