Nadia is a distinctive choice, ranked #490 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Nadia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#490
US Rank #565
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About the Name Nadia
Nadia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 131 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #153 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Nadia is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Nadia in their class.
In the US it sits at #513 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Nadia
Nadia Comăneci — Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner is a retired Romanian gymnast.
Nadia Ferreira — Nadia Tamara Ferreira is a Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021.
Nadia Bartel — Nadia Bartel is an Australian model and clothes designer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Nadia
Unlikely. With around 81 UK babies named Nadia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Nadia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Nadia is declining: down 178 places since 2020, to #490 in 2025. It peaked at #153 in 1996.
Nadia is more popular in the UK (#443) than in the US (#513). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Nadia include: Nadia Comăneci and Nadia Ferreira. Short summaries for each appear below.
Nadia ranks #513 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
81
UK babies named Nadia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 178 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Nadia
Almost certainly the only Nadia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Nadia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Nadia Catherine Schadlow is an American academic and defense-related government officer who briefly served in 2018 as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in the first Trump Administration.
Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Lotfi (Egyptian Arabic: ناديه لطفى; born Paula Mohamed Mostafa Shafik (Arabic: بولا محمد مصطفى شفيق); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020), was an Egyptian actress.