Nadia

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A few things about Nadia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nadia

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)

Choose Nadia and your child shares a first name with Nadia Comăneci, a Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nadia, like who?” Nadia Comăneci's Wikipedia article is available in 91 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Nuță Lucian, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,027 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Nadia, 531 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nadia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNadia first shows up in US birth records in 1911, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 114 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2005, when it ranked #178. Today it's #565, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowNadia was 2.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,429 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,027.
• 🍂TrendNadia has slipped 97 places over the last five years and now sits at #565. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedNadia is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #250, followed by New Mexico (#296) and Iowa (#354). It's in the top 1,000 in 33 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Russian, Nadia means “hope”.

About the name Nadia

Nadia is a girl name meaning “hope”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-dia”. US birth records list Nadia for girls from 1911 to 2025, in 114 of those 115 years. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked #178 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #565, with 531 babies.