How Many People Are Named Nadia?
An estimated 44,266 people in the United States have the first name Nadia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Nadia peaked in popularity in 2005 with 1,923 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nadia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nadia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Nadia is overwhelmingly female, 62 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
44,266
About 1 in 7,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2005
1,923 births
Total Registered
46,078
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nadia
Nadia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46,078 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Nadia as a male name
Ranked #13,864 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 1989 (9 births)
Nadia as a female name
Ranked #513 in 2024
598 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (1,923 births)
Nadia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nadia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 15,676 babies were registered. Nadia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nadia by Decade
How has Nadia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nadia by State
Birth registrations for Nadia span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Dakota, Alaska, South Dakota. On average, about 899 Nadias were registered per state.
Nadia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nadia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nadia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nadia?
We estimate approximately 44,266 people named Nadia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Nadia a common name?
Nadia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46,078 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nadia most popular?
Nadia reached peak popularity in 2005, when 1,923 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nadia is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nadia a female name?
Nadia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nadia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nadia Smith, Nadia Johnson, Nadia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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