Given name
Nadege
“one who is full of hope”
Nadege is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nadege is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nadege is a variant of Nadia. An origin associated with Nadia is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nadege through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 321
- 0 boys · 321 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,744 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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