Nada
Two separate sources share this spelling: the Arabic nada, dew or generosity, and a Slavic short form of Nadezhda, hope.
Nada in 2025
Nada was given to 32 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,684th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 103,604 babies born.
The history of Nada
Nada reached its highest point in 2000, when 78 babies were given the name, ranking 3,573rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,460th, in 1934.
Across the 134 years of records since 1892, 5,129 babies have been named Nada. Half of them were born before 1964, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Nada by decade
| Decade | Babies named Nada | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 46 | 1,808 |
| 1900s | 81 | 1,857 |
| 1910s | 250 | 1,717 |
| 1920s | 556 | 1,571 |
| 1930s | 602 | 1,460 |
| 1940s | 432 | 1,905 |
| 1950s | 458 | 2,184 |
| 1960s | 292 | 2,689 |
| 1970s | 279 | 3,514 |
| 1980s | 325 | 4,027 |
| 1990s | 475 | 3,431 |
| 2000s | 601 | 3,573 |
| 2010s | 540 | 4,430 |
| 2020s | 192 | 6,924 |
Where Nada is heading
Nada has fallen 38% over the past decade, from 52 babies in 2015 to 32 in 2025.
Names like Nada
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Nada.