Nadezhda

A girls’ name of Russian origin, meaning hope.

Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nadezhda by the numbers

Nadezhda was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Names that come from Nadezhda

Forms of Nadezhda in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Nadyahope; a form of Nadezhda49 in the US (2017)
  • Nadjahope; diminutive of Nadezhda12 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean hope

Like Nadezhda, each of these has hope in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Hopeexpectation; desire for good things276 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nadiahope; from nadezhda777 in the US (2017)
  • Amalhope or aspiration278 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Esperanzahope270 in the US (2017)
  • Ashahope, desire, wish212 in the US (2017)
  • Nadinehope; from the Russian Nadezhda177 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Nadezhda

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