GirlSlavic origin3 syllables
Nadia
Meaning: “Hope”
About the name Nadia
Nadia is a girl name with Slavic roots, meaning “Hope”.
It has a classic feel. In 2025, Nadia ranked #565 for girls in the US, with 531 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2005. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Nadia were girls.
Etymology
From Russian, meaning “hope”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Nadia”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #565
- In 2015
- #345
- Babies in 2025
- 531
Popularity of Nadia, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Nadia
- Natasha“Born on Christmas Day”
- Cynthia“Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”
- Gloria“glory”
- JuliaOrigin debated
- Lucia“Light”
- Lydia“the region of Lydia”
- Nadezhda“hope”
- Nadiya“hope”
- Naomi“Pleasantness”
- Natalia“Born on Christmas Day”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.