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Nadia

Nadia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“hope”
Origin
Slavic
Say it
NAH-dee-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Commonly a short form of Slavic Nadezhda, meaning 'hope'. It also occurs independently in Arabic usage, where it is associated with meanings such as 'tender' or 'delicate'.

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How popular is Nadia?

2024180 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nadia in 2024598

2024 rank#512 girls

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 188046,078

Nadia is fading: recent use is about 63% of its level ten years before.

Names like Nadia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Milagracious or dear · Slavic
  • Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
  • Verafaith · Slavic
  • Mirapeace, world · Slavic
  • IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic
  • Raynaqueen; pure · Slavic
  • Alenabright, shining light · Slavic
  • Milanagracious, dear · Slavic

Nadia questions

What does the name Nadia mean?

Nadia means "hope". It comes from Slavic. Commonly a short form of Slavic Nadezhda, meaning 'hope'. It also occurs independently in Arabic usage, where it is associated with meanings such as 'tender' or 'delicate'.

Is Nadia a boy or girl name?

Nadia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nadia?

598 US babies were named Nadia in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Nadia?

Nadia is usually pronounced NAH-dee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.