Fun Facts About the Name Nada
- More than 5 thousand babies named Nada: U.S. records list 5,129 babies given the name Nada from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nada Mean?
Nada is a feminine given name with two separate established origins. In Arabic, Nada means "dew," from the Arabic noun nada (ندى), which refers to dew or moisture. In some customary glosses it is also associated with generosity, but the literal sense is dew. In South Slavic languages, Nada means "hope," from the Serbo-Croatian noun nada (Cyrillic нада), related to the verb nadati se, "to hope." The Arabic and Slavic names are spelled the same in English but are not historically related. The Slavic name is a literal virtue name, while the Arabic name is a nature word used as a personal name.
Nada Name History & Origins
The Arabic name Nada comes from the root n-d-y, which has to do with moisture and dew. It has been used as a feminine given name in Arabic-speaking countries, including Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria. In Arabic poetry and everyday usage, dew is an image of morning freshness, and the name carries that literal sense. It is used by both Arabic-speaking Christians and Muslims.
The South Slavic name Nada developed separately from the Slavic word for hope. It is found in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Slovenia, and it appears in Serbian Cyrillic as Нада. The wider Slavic word family behind it also produced Russian Nadezhda, Czech naděje, and Polish nadzieja. In South Slavic Christian usage, Nada can be understood as a virtue name, corresponding to the theological virtue of hope, but it is also simply the ordinary word for hope used as a personal name. It is comparable to the Slavic name Vera, which means "faith."
How Popular is the Name Nada?
Nada recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2000. Its best rank was #792 in 1934.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,432 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #4,428 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #4,332 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 2022 | #4,437 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,920 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #3,982 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2019 | #4,238 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #3,145 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 2017 | #3,529 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #3,001 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2015 | #3,201 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2014 | #2,730 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2013 | #3,114 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2012 | #2,532 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 2011 | #3,256 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2010 | #2,831 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2009 | #2,744 | 66 | 0.0036% |
| 2008 | #3,458 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #3,316 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #2,771 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 2005 | #3,352 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2004 | #3,058 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2003 | #2,761 | 57 | 0.0031% |
| 2002 | #2,244 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2001 | #2,401 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2000 | #2,099 | 78 | 0.0043% |
| 1999 | #2,032 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 1998 | #2,484 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1997 | #2,579 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 1996 | #2,658 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1995 | #3,469 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #2,448 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1993 | #2,510 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1992 | #2,715 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #3,024 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #3,786 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,554 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1988 | #2,846 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #3,937 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,599 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #3,805 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #3,392 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1983 | #2,709 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1982 | #3,067 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #2,552 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1980 | #2,577 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1979 | #3,305 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #3,166 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #2,757 | 30 | 0.0020% |
| 1976 | #3,250 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #2,659 | 29 | 0.0020% |
| 1974 | #2,376 | 33 | 0.0022% |
| 1973 | #3,087 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #2,492 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1971 | #2,578 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1970 | #2,259 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1969 | #2,194 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1968 | #2,602 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1967 | #2,838 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1966 | #2,550 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1965 | #2,280 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1964 | #2,289 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1963 | #2,200 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1962 | #2,397 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1961 | #2,137 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1960 | #1,650 | 47 | 0.0023% |
| 1959 | #1,663 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1958 | #1,648 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1957 | #1,622 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 1956 | #1,544 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1955 | #1,658 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1954 | #1,496 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1953 | #1,306 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 1952 | #1,546 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1951 | #1,377 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1950 | #1,291 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 1949 | #1,366 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 1948 | #1,846 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1947 | #1,331 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1946 | #1,409 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1945 | #1,326 | 37 | 0.0028% |
| 1944 | #1,168 | 46 | 0.0035% |
| 1943 | #1,188 | 47 | 0.0034% |
| 1942 | #1,150 | 48 | 0.0036% |
| 1941 | #1,097 | 46 | 0.0038% |
| 1940 | #1,042 | 48 | 0.0042% |
| 1939 | #1,143 | 41 | 0.0037% |
| 1938 | #1,003 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1937 | #960 | 53 | 0.0050% |
| 1936 | #874 | 61 | 0.0059% |
| 1935 | #961 | 52 | 0.0050% |
| 1934 | #792 | 72 | 0.0069% |
| 1933 | #874 | 60 | 0.0060% |
| 1932 | #813 | 71 | 0.0067% |
| 1931 | #804 | 72 | 0.0068% |
| 1930 | #865 | 69 | 0.0061% |
| 1929 | #999 | 53 | 0.0047% |
| 1928 | #900 | 67 | 0.0058% |
| 1927 | #996 | 59 | 0.0049% |
| 1926 | #870 | 73 | 0.0062% |
| 1925 | #1,059 | 52 | 0.0043% |
| 1924 | #1,011 | 58 | 0.0046% |
| 1923 | #1,002 | 57 | 0.0047% |
| 1922 | #1,099 | 49 | 0.0041% |
| 1921 | #1,041 | 53 | 0.0043% |
| 1920 | #1,342 | 35 | 0.0029% |
| 1919 | #1,362 | 33 | 0.0029% |
| 1918 | #1,352 | 33 | 0.0029% |
| 1917 | #1,061 | 45 | 0.0042% |
| 1916 | #1,241 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1915 | #1,306 | 30 | 0.0030% |
| 1914 | #1,421 | 21 | 0.0028% |
| 1913 | #1,580 | 15 | 0.0024% |
| 1912 | #1,402 | 16 | 0.0029% |
| 1911 | #2,748 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1910 | #1,054 | 18 | 0.0045% |
| 1909 | #1,263 | 12 | 0.0035% |
| 1908 | #1,251 | 12 | 0.0036% |
| 1907 | #1,599 | 8 | 0.0025% |
| 1906 | #2,144 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1905 | #1,388 | 9 | 0.0031% |
| 1904 | #1,224 | 10 | 0.0036% |
| 1902 | #1,731 | 6 | 0.0023% |
| 1901 | #1,202 | 9 | 0.0038% |
| 1900 | #1,290 | 10 | 0.0033% |
| 1899 | #1,531 | 6 | 0.0026% |
| 1898 | #1,881 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1897 | #1,139 | 9 | 0.0038% |
| 1896 | #1,271 | 8 | 0.0034% |
| 1895 | #1,391 | 7 | 0.0030% |
| 1894 | #1,641 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1892 | #1,404 | 6 | 0.0028% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Nada Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a vivid imagination who can bring inspired messages to the world. You like to enjoy the pleasures of life, and when self is overcome, you can rise to the heights. You have an ability to avoid trouble - that is why you often fails to learn from experiences. You are restless, sociable people-oriented, a lover of change, and a seeker of adventure and new thrills. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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