Given name
Nadja
“one who is full of hope”
In Danish use, Nadja is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Danish use, Nadja is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Danish use, Nadja 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nadja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,166
- 0 boys · 1,166 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,278 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,278 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,620 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.
Nadja’s family of names
In Danish usage, Nadja has a related form in Nadia. In German usage, Nadja has a conventional equivalent in the French form Nadia. In German usage, Nadja has a related form in Nadia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nadja has relatives in 12 languages.
14 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nadja
- Nadja AuermannGerman modelborn 1971
- Nadja TillerAustrian actress (1929–2023)
- Nadja UhlGerman actressborn 1972
- Nadeshda BrennickeGerman actressborn 1973
- Nadja ReginSerbian actress (1931-2019)
- Nadja KälinSwiss cross-country skierborn 2001
- Nadja BenaissaGerman singerborn 1982
- Nadja KamerSwiss alpine skierborn 1986
- Nadja MichaelGerman operatic sopranoborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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