Nadia

/ NAH-DEE-UH /
girlclassicvintagehopeslavic

“hope, expectation” — Slavic

#5132024 rank
2005peak year
46,008babies named Nadia since 1880
▼ 21%5-year trend

Nadia popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 200518801920196020002024

What does Nadia mean?

A French-form diminutive of the Russian Nadezhda, from the Slavic word for 'hope'. It spread west in the 20th century, aided by gymnast Nadia Comaneci.

OriginSlavic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage

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