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girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Nadiya

Meaning hope Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,629 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

Transliteration of Ukrainian Наді́я (Nadíja), from наді́я (nadíja, “hope”).

Rank 2025
#4,629
among girls · ↓180 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
30
named Nadiya · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 53,576
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
78 babies
All-time total
1,547
#5,586 all-time among girls
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Nadiya popularity over time

1,547 babies have been named Nadiya since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
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1960s – – – –
1970s 13 1 – #7,413
1980s 37 4 +185% #8,963
1990s 168 17 +354% #3,359
2000s 598 60 +256% #2,221
2010s 496 50 -17% #2,757
2020s (to 2025) 235 39 -21% #2,809

Where Nadiya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 26 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Nadiya

Nadiya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,629 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 1,547 American babies have been named Nadiya. Its peak came in 2003, when 78 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nadiya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Nadiya?

The median living Nadiya is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 22. An estimated 1,500 people named Nadiya are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Nadiya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 30 #4,629
2024 32 #4,449
2023 35 #4,166
2022 39 #3,875
2021 61 #2,809
2020 38 #3,822
2019 42 #3,651
2018 41 #3,720
2017 27 #5,016
2016 53 #3,130
2015 44 #3,579
2014 52 #3,174
2013 63 #2,757
2012 54 #3,125
2011 58 #2,982
2010 62 #2,832
2009 69 #2,667
2008 60 #2,946
2007 67 #2,742
2006 59 #2,932
2005 66 #2,598
2004 58 #2,801
2003 78 #2,221
2002 53 #2,843
2001 46 #3,082
2000 42 #3,256
1995 14 #6,509
1990 6 #12,403
1985 7 #8,963
1980 6 #9,927
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Famous people named Nadiya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Nadiya Savchenko Nadiya Savchenko Ukrainian politician and soldier (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nadiya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Nadiya?

The median living Nadiya is about 16 years old. Half of all living Nadiyas are between 9 and 22 years old.

How many people named Nadiya are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Nadiya are alive in the United States, based on 1,547 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Nadiya mean?

Transliteration of Ukrainian Наді́я (Nadíja), from наді́я (nadíja, “hope”).

How popular is the name Nadiya in 2025?

Nadiya ranked #4,629 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Nadiya?

1,547 babies have been named Nadiya in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nadiya most popular?

Nadiya peaked in 2003, when 78 newborns received the name.

Is Nadiya a boy or girl name?

Nadiya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nadiya rising or falling?

Nadiya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Nadiya become more popular?

Nadiya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Nadiya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Nadiya?

Well-known people named Nadiya include Nadiya Savchenko (politician).

Names like Nadiya

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