girl's name
Nadine
nay-DEEN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 191,024
Northern Ireland
#498
2014 births
Nadine looks entirely French and is Russian underneath — it is Nadezhda, the ordinary Russian word for hope, borrowed into French and given a French ending. Our data marks it reviving, strongest in France at 685th.
- Nadine is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1962, when 7,250 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
- Today about 1 in 9,825 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1901.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Nadine over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 95 |
| 1910s | 155 |
| 1920s | 560 |
| 1930s | 2,555 |
| 1940s | 12,905 |
| 1950s | 48,165 |
| 1960s | 52,040 |
| 1970s | 11,540 |
| 1980s | 2,040 |
| 1990s | 545 |
| 2000s | 350 |
| 2010s | 480 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 345 |
What Nadine means
Nadine means hope. The Russian nadezhda is the common noun, so the name is a word rather than a compound, and its sense is exact.
Where Nadine comes from
Nadine is the French elaboration of Nadia, itself from the Russian Nadya, a pet form of Nadezhda — hope. Nadezhda is one of a Russian trio of virtue names, Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov, faith, hope and love, all three of them ordinary nouns pressed into service as names in the same way English uses Faith and Hope. The French took the short form and added the -ine ending that also produced Josephine and Claudine, which is why a Russian abstract noun now reads as a Paris name.
Nadine in use
Nadine peaked in the United States in 1958, when 1,011 babies were registered, and our data marks it reviving. It now ranks 685th in France on 60 births, 1012th in Ireland, 1627th in the United States on 128 and 2205th in England and Wales on 13, across 191,024 lifetime births in five of the seven markets we track. Its French position is more than twice as strong as anywhere else.
How popular is Nadine?
In 2025, Nadine was given to 60 babies in France, ranking #685 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nadine is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nadine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nadine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nadine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Nadine
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Nadine in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Nadine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nadine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nadine
What does the name Nadine mean?
Hope — from the Russian nadezhda, the ordinary word.
Is Nadine French or Russian?
The form is French; the name underneath is Russian. French added the -ine ending to the Russian Nadya.
Is Nadine related to Nadia?
Yes — Nadia is the short Russian form and Nadine the French elaboration of it.
Is Nadine coming back?
Our data marks it reviving, strongest in France at 685th.
How popular is the name Nadine?
In 2025, Nadine was given to 60 babies in France, ranking #685 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nadine a girl's or a boy's name?
Nadine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Nadine?
Nadine has 2 syllables.
When was Nadine most popular?
Nadine peaked in 1962, when 7,250 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
What are the nicknames for Nadine?
Nadine is usually shortened to Nadi and Dina.
Is Nadine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nadine currently ranks #685 in France. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.