girl's name
Nadya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,514
Nadya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 115 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Nadya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 31 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 47 |
| 1970s | 118 |
| 1980s | 226 |
| 1990s | 421 |
| 2000s | 951 |
| 2010s | 625 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 190 |
How popular is Nadya?
In 2025, Nadya was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nadya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nadya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nadya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nadya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nadya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nadya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nadya
How popular is the name Nadya?
In 2025, Nadya was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nadya a girl's or a boy's name?
Nadya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nadya most popular?
Nadya peaked in 2006, when 115 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Nadya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nadya currently ranks #5,844 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.