Is Nadja a boy or girl name?

Nadja is a girl’s name. Of the 1,166 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nadja

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Nadja was most popular in 1996, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,103 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,166 people named Nadja.

Nadja over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nadja’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nadja a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nadja is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,166 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nadja

Where Nadja is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 9.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org