Nada
Nada was the 4432nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 792nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,229 places. More babies were named Nada in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,432 girls, down 450 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200078 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,129babies recorded
Nada popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,432 | 32 |
| 2020 | #3,982 | 36 |
| 2010 | #2,831 | 62 |
| 2000 | #2,099 | 78 |
| 1990 | #3,785 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,577 | 37 |
| 1970 | #2,259 | 35 |
| 1960 | #1,649 | 47 |
| 1950 | #1,291 | 51 |
| 1940 | #1,042 | 48 |
| 1930 | #865 | 69 |
| 1920 | #1,342 | 35 |
| 1910 | #1,054 | 18 |
| 1900 | #1,290 | 10 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nada, counting every spelling?
Nada has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nada?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nada (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nada born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nada.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nada?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Nada are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 18 and 63. That makes Nada mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nada by state
How common Nada was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nada: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nada, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nada
How popular is the name Nada?
Nada was the 4432nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 792nd; the most babies were born in 2000 (78). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,229 places. More babies were named Nada in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Nada a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nada in the US.
Where is Nada most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nada was most common in Michigan (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and New York.