Nadia
A girls’ name of Russian origin, meaning hope; from nadezhda.
How Nadia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #345 |
| 2016 | #359 |
| 2017 | #404 |
| 2018 | #394 |
| 2019 | #416 |
| 2020 | #468 |
| 2021 | #457 |
| 2022 | #437 |
| 2023 | #489 |
| 2024 | #513 |
| 2025 | #565 |
Nadia by the numbers
In 2025, 81 babies in England and Wales were named Nadia. In the US, 777 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,920 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,100 American girls born that year was called Nadia.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nadia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Naiawater nymph; from naiad36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nadyahope; a form of Nadezhda49 in the US (2017)
- Nadadew, generosity9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nadiyahope; variant of Nadine6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nadirarare, precious, uncommon5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nydianest; from nidus16 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Nadia
Names that are said the same way as Nadia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean hope
Like Nadia, 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)
- 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)
- Aashvihopeful, wishing, or aspirational17 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Nadia
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