Name
Nadia
Meaning
Nadia is a feminine name of Slavic origin meaning “hope”.
Nadia began as the affectionate short form of the Russian Nadezhda, the word for hope, and went international early, adopted by French and Italian speakers a century ago. Gymnast Nadia Comaneci's perfect tens in 1976 gave the name its global golden moment.
A US top-300 girls' name across recent decades and a standard throughout Europe and the Arab world.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #565 in 2025 · peak #178 in 2005
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Nadia is a feminine name of Slavic origin meaning “hope”. Nadia began as the affectionate short form of the Russian Nadezhda, the word for hope, and went international early, adopted by French and Italian speakers a century ago.
Nadia is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a US top-300 girls' name across recent decades and a standard throughout Europe and the Arab world.
The name Nadia comes from Slavic. Nadia began as the affectionate short form of the Russian Nadezhda, the word for hope, and went international early, adopted by French and Italian speakers a century ago. Gymnast Nadia Comaneci's perfect tens in 1976 gave the name its global golden moment.
Nadia is pronounced NAH-dee-ah.
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