Nadia is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning “hope.” In 2024 it was given to 598 girls in the United States.
Nadia belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “hope” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nadia first appears in Social Security records in 1911. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #178 in 2005, and in 2024 598 babies received the name — 46,016 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nadia means “hope” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nadia is a girl name. In 2024, 598 babies received the name in the US.
Nadia comes from the Muslim & Arabic, Hindu & Indian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Irish & Celtic and Greek tradition.
Nadia first appears in US records in 1911. Its best-ever ranking was #178 in 2005, and 598 babies were given the name in 2024.
Nadia is pronounced /ˈnɑ.di.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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