The first name Nadiya
A girl’s name meaning “hope”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Nadiya means “hope”.
Transliteration of Ukrainian Наді́я (Nadíja), from наді́я (nadíja, “hope”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Nadiya, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 14 births (#1,287).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nadiya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nadiya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 30 girls born in the United States were named Nadiya, the 4,629th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 78 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nadiya in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Nadiya
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nadiya FilipovaBulgarian rower, born 1959
Questions
- What does the name Nadiya mean?
- Nadiya means “hope”.
- How popular is the name Nadiya?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Nadiya, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 1997, with 14 births.
- Is Nadiya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,547 US babies named Nadiya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nadiya most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 78 babies were named Nadiya, its highest rank at 2,221st.