Girl's name
Nadia
Say it NAH-dee-uh
Roots in Russian and Arabic hope; tender
3 syllables
Where Nadia is loved, common and rare
Common in Poland. Rare in Italy, Slovenia, Catalonia and 16 more places.
1 in 1,408 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Poland 36thItaly 173rdSlovenia 204th
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Every place
In 20 of the 40 official lists, among them Poland (36th), Italy (173rd) and Slovenia (204th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 36th 2025 | 1,138 | 1 in 105 |
| Italy | 173rd 2024 | 132 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Slovenia | 204th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 1,102 |
| Catalonia region as Nàdia | 229th 2025 | 17 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Ireland | 273rd 2025 | 15 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Berlin city | 277th 2023 | 11 | about 1 in 1,319 |
| Austria | 290th 2025 | 19 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Norway | 315th 2025 | 11 | 1 in 1,981 |
| Northern Ireland | 334th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 1,822 |
| Sweden | 339th 2025 | 21 | about 1 in 1,913 |
| Ontario province | 372nd 2024 | 34 | about 1 in 1,602 |
| The Netherlands | 428th 2025 | 30 | about 1 in 2,034 |
| Scotland | 429th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Switzerland | 445th 2025 | 15 | 1 in 2,266 |
| Israel נאדיה | 462nd 2024 | 22 | about 1 in 3,567 |
| England and Wales | 490th 2025 | 81 | 1 in 3,127 |
| British Columbia province | 516th 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,993 |
| Quebec province | 669th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 4,334 |
| France | 699th 2025 | 55 | 1 in 5,214 |
| Bonn city | 249th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,508 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Cologne, Leipzig, Rostock, Spain and Hungary.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Nadia has two separate roots. It can be the French spelling of the Russian Nadya, a pet form of Nadezhda, 'hope', itself a translation of the Greek word for hope. It can also come from the Arabic Nadiyya, meaning 'tender'.
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Said NAH-dee-uh, it has three syllables with the stress on the first. Nadja, Nadine and Nadège are related forms while Nadzieja and Nadija are forms used in other languages.
Nadia is a top-40 name in Poland and is also used in Italy and Slovenia, as well as in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Ontario. In France it was at its height around 1977, and it is now falling in many of the places where it appears and rising in none. It has the feel of a familiar, well-travelled name rather than a new arrival.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- NAH-dee-uh, 3 syllables
- Meaning
hope; tender
- Origin
- Russian and Arabic
- Other spellings
- Nadja
- Nadine
- Nadège
- Nadeschda
- Nadin
- Nadzieja
- Nadija
- Nadina
- Nada
- Naďa
- Nadiyah
- Nadiya
Counted together here: Nadía and Nàdia.
Etymology
Two sources: French spelling of Russian Nadya, pet form of Nadezhda 'Hope' (a translation of Greek elpis 'hope'); or from Arabic Nadiyya 'tender'.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: falling in 9 of 20 regions, rising in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 224 | 277 | 288 | 315 | 312 | 280 | 416 | 412 | 443 | 490 |
| Scotland | 216 | 191 | 234 | 237 | 220 | 339 | 303 | 439 | 295 | 429 |
| Northern Ireland | 211 | 206 | 434 | 336 | 333 | 350 | 243 | 288 | 334 | |
| Ireland | 179 | 162 | 188 | 180 | 246 | 251 | 254 | 445 | 412 | 273 |
| Ontario | 248 | 375 | 491 | 325 | 401 | 435 | 500 | 429 | 372 | |
| British Columbia | 345 | 518 | 460 | 390 | 276 | 425 | 516 | |||
| South Australia | 518 | 272 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 532 | 822 | 913 | 575 | 584 | 652 | 713 | 669 | ||
| France | 669 | 595 | 737 | 675 | 633 | 739 | 651 | 590 | 669 | 699 |
| The Netherlands | 213 | 232 | 322 | 305 | 227 | 322 | 331 | 479 | 428 | |
| Austria | 297 | 255 | 387 | 350 | 308 | 314 | 410 | 385 | 330 | 290 |
| Switzerland | 539 | 389 | 409 | 413 | 473 | 497 | 319 | 457 | 560 | 445 |
| Berlin | 458 | 472 | 266 | 574 | 320 | 255 | 283 | 277 | ||
| Munich | 239 | 231 | ||||||||
| Bonn | 512 | 222 | 359 | 131 | 132 | 181 | 362 | 249 | ||
| Leipzig | 253 | 411 | 191 | 389 | ||||||
| Rostock | 187 | |||||||||
| Norway | 213 | 219 | 269 | 222 | 230 | 273 | 220 | 216 | 248 | 315 |
| Sweden | 252 | 271 | 388 | 248 | 274 | 273 | 280 | 227 | 375 | 339 |
| Iceland | 181 | 161 | ||||||||
| Catalonia | 111 | 114 | 130 | 177 | 196 | 178 | 167 | 182 | 209 | 229 |
| Italy | 145 | 152 | 154 | 160 | 162 | 150 | 151 | 150 | 173 | |
| Poland | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 |
| Slovenia | 207 | 179 | 204 | |||||||
| Israel | 476 | 382 | 392 | 466 | 377 | 458 | 396 | 433 | 462 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 490 | 81 | 32.0 |
| 2024 | 443 | 95 | 36.8 |
| 2023 | 412 | 100 | 39.0 |
| 2022 | 416 | 102 | 38.7 |
| 2021 | 280 | 169 | 61.7 |
| 2020 | 312 | 148 | 55.1 |
| 2019 | 315 | 151 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 288 | 166 | 57.6 |
| 2017 | 277 | 177 | 59.2 |
| 2016 | 224 | 233 | 75.9 |
| 2015 | 215 | 244 | 79.2 |
| 2014 | 205 | 261 | 85.1 |
| 2013 | 213 | 239 | 77.5 |
| 2012 | 193 | 265 | 82.3 |
| 2011 | 197 | 260 | 80.9 |
| 2010 | 179 | 293 | 91.3 |
| 2009 | 199 | 254 | 81.1 |
| 2008 | 255 | 191 | 60.5 |
| 2007 | 268 | 179 | 58.5 |
| 2006 | 346 | 125 | 41.8 |
| 2005 | 332 | 121 | 42.0 |
| 2004 | 235 | 195 | 68.2 |
| 2003 | 189 | 248 | 89.0 |
| 2002 | 191 | 226 | 84.5 |
| 2001 | 178 | 236 | 88.1 |
| 2000 | 164 | 271 | 99.2 |
| 1999 | 188 | 234 | 83.1 |
| 1998 | 154 | 298 | 103.1 |
| 1997 | 170 | 266 | 90.7 |
| 1996 | 153 | 285 | 96.3 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Nadia in France since 1925 were born in or after 1972. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 1977, at 678.5 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Nadia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1977 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Nadia
1 in 424 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 880 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Nadia. Ends in -ia, like Nadia.
1 in 1,174 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 911 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 228 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
1 in 660 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Nadia.
Middle names for Nadia
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Nadia Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials NC
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Nadia Sophie
3-2 beats · initials NS
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Nadia Grace
3-1 beats · initials NG
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Nadia Olivia
3-4 beats · initials NO · Nadia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Nadia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Nadia Mia
3-2 beats · initials NM
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Nadia Ruby
3-2 beats · initials NR
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Nadia Rose
3-1 beats · initials NR
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Nadia Anna
3-2 beats · initials NA · Nadia slides into Anna: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Nadia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables. Nadia slides into Anna: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Nadia
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
1 in 311 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
1 in 491 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
1 in 405 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
1 in 754 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
1 in 660 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
1 in 2,556 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Nadia across countries and decades.
Famous people named Nadia
Nadia Comăneci, Nadia Boulanger, Nadia Nadim, Nadia Ali, Nadia Battocletti, Nadia Calviño, Nadia Farès and Nadia Bjorlin.
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Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)
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French musician, conductor, and teacher (1887-1979)
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Danish footballer born 1988
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American singer-songwriter born 1980
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Italian athlete born 2000
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Spanish economist and politician born 1968
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French actress (1968–2026)
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American actress born 1980
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Nadia
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Nadia?
Her best rank is No. 36 in Poland in 2025, about 1 in 105 girls. She is in the published lists of 20 of our 40 regions.
What does Nadia mean?
Wiktionary glosses Nadia as "hope; tender".
How do you pronounce Nadia?
NAH-dee-uh, with 3 syllables.
Is Nadia getting more popular?
Over five years: falling in 9 of 20 regions, rising in none.
Which sister names go with Nadia?
The deck's top five sisters for Nadia: Fatima, Leila, Rachel, Sonia and Celine. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.