Nadia

“Hope” — Slavic (Russian), via French origin

Girl's name · #565 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Nadia has appeared in US records since 1911 — best rank #178 (2005) · 46,556 babies named Nadia all-time · 1 in 3,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #36 in Poland (2025) · #76 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nadias

Nadia Murad — Yazidi human rights activist from Iraq and winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Nadia Comăneci — Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)
Nadia Boulanger — French musician, conductor, and teacher (1887-1979)
Nadia Petrova — Russian tennis player
Nadia Nadim — Danish footballer

Among 1,123 notable people named Nadia:

Entertainers appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nadia Boulanger, French musician, conductor, and teacher (1887-1979).

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