Nadia
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Nadia comes from Russian and means “hope.” Nadia is the French form of Nadya, which spread in France after the Ballets Russes; in Arabic-speaking countries it means “tender.” Nadia has been used in the U.S. since 1976, boosted by Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Nadia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Nadia against each list of names.
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Albanian
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Arabic
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Bengali
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hebrew
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Hungarian
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Nadia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Nadia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 531 girls were named Nadia, making it the #565 girls' name in the US. Since 1911, 46,556 girls have been named Nadia, with the most (1,923) in 2005. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Minnesota and Iowa.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Nadia in other languages
- Nada Arabic, Dutch, Slovenian
- Nadja Dutch, Slovenian
- Naďa Czech
- Nádja Hungarian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Nadia
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Nadia, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Nadia (Category 4) | 1994 | South Indian Ocean | 222 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Nadia
There are 15 towns and villages with Nadia in their name, in 4 countries.
🇮🇳 India 11🇧🇩 Bangladesh 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Nadia | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 3 | Map |
| Nadia | Khulna Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Nadia | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Nadia | Madhya Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Nadia Bāzārkāndi | Dhaka Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Nadia Chak | Jharkhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Nadia Hata | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Nadiā Mai | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Nadīa | Himachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Nagla Nadia | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Nadia
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Nadia in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Nadia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Nadia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Nadia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Nadia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Nadia songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Nadia in their title. The best known:
- Nadia's Theme (1976)
- Hommage à Nadia Boulanger – Krzysztof Meyer
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Nadia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Nadia.
Nadia Ali
Nadia Bjorlin
Nadia Fanchini
Nadia Litz
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Fictional characters named Nadia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Nadia as a pet name
FurryName has found 38 dogs named Nadia in public pet registers, making it the #3,460 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (2), Worcester (1), Vancouver (1). Nadia as a dog name →
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