Given name · also Arabic
Nadya
“one who is full of hope”
Nadya is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nadya is a variant of Nadia. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is full of hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and Russian naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nadya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,647
- 0 boys · 2,647 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 115 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,853 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,853 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 115 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,474 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.
Nadya’s family of names
Nadya is an affectionate form of Nadezhda. Nadya has a related form in Nadia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nadya
- Nadya TolokonnikovaRussian political activist and musicianborn 1989
- Nadya RushevaRussian artist (1952-1969)
- Nadya Sulemanmother of octupletsborn 1975
- Nadya OchnerItalian snowboarderborn 1993
- Nadya HutagalungIndonesian-Australian model, actor, and VJborn 1974
- Nadya MelatiIndonesian badminton playerborn 1986
- Nadya LaroucheCanadian writerborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nadya, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nadežda
“hope”
>99% girls
Nadeschda
“hope”
>99% girls
Nadège
“hope”
>99% girls
Nadiège
“hope”
>99% girls
Zarifa
“one who is successful; moves with grace”
>99% girls
Nadeen
“one who is full of hope”
>99% girls
Nadine
“one who is full of hope”
>99% girls
Sêvdîn
“sword of the faith”
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