Nadia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.

From Wikipedia

Nadia first appears in the data in 1911 and has been recorded in 113 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 1,923 babies (rank #178 that year). In 2024 it was given to 598 girls (rank #513). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nadia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nadia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

46,078

Total babies (all years)

113

Years in the data

1,923

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Élite: Nadia Shanaa — the academic star

Famous people named Nadia

Nadia Comăneciartistic gymnast · b. 1961
Nadia Boulangerwoman conductor · b. 1887
Nadia Nadimassociation football player · b. 1988
Nadia Alirecording artist · b. 1980
Nadia Battoclettimiddle-distance runner · b. 2000

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1911	5	#2,750
1913	9	#2,284
1914	7	#3,090
1915	14	#2,221
1916	23	#1,620
1917	15	#2,285
1918	10	#3,178
1919	14	#2,465
1920	9	#3,528
1921	10	#3,332
1922	15	#2,455
1923	16	#2,340
1924	13	#2,771
1925	26	#1,687
1926	14	#2,546
1927	20	#1,999
1928	14	#2,472
1929	14	#2,399
1930	27	#1,521
1931	27	#1,449
1932	18	#1,930
1933	20	#1,759
1934	20	#1,754
1935	7	#3,652
1936	10	#2,807
1937	13	#2,411
1938	12	#2,535
1939	12	#2,536
1940	8	#3,428
1941	12	#2,626
1942	14	#2,506
1943	17	#2,215
1944	15	#2,360
1945	15	#2,311
1946	14	#2,704
1947	15	#2,734
1948	20	#2,232
1949	27	#1,869
1950	21	#2,166
1951	28	#1,872
1952	32	#1,768
1953	30	#1,854
1954	48	#1,455
1955	36	#1,765
1956	50	#1,514
1957	36	#1,832
1958	44	#1,620
1959	30	#2,095
1960	52	#1,552
1961	36	#1,942
1962	52	#1,572
1963	49	#1,640
1964	53	#1,571
1965	60	#1,431
1966	52	#1,565
1967	47	#1,677
1968	63	#1,427
1969	72	#1,347
1970	70	#1,460
1971	81	#1,332
1972	80	#1,284
1973	77	#1,323
1974	88	#1,249
1975	85	#1,306
1976	585	#360
1977	790	#303
1978	610	#353
1979	609	#372
1980	546	#410
1981	476	#453
1982	445	#472
1983	375	#512
1984	665	#347
1985	515	#428
1986	476	#454
1987	532	#419
1988	741	#334
1989	762	#332
1990	659	#396
1991	586	#433
1992	593	#425
1993	572	#437
1994	548	#462
1995	681	#389
1996	779	#356
1997	857	#333
1998	943	#319
1999	916	#330
2000	1,271	#256
2001	1,331	#239
2002	1,499	#216
2003	1,580	#208
2004	1,585	#214
2005	1,923	#178
2006	1,870	#188
2007	1,721	#198
2008	1,540	#219
2009	1,345	#246
2010	1,288	#247
2011	1,182	#270
2012	1,090	#293
2013	996	#326
2014	1,126	#289
2015	952	#346
2016	915	#358
2017	781	#405
2018	778	#397
2019	755	#416
2020	658	#468
2021	684	#459
2022	720	#437
2023	624	#489
2024	598	#513