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Nada

/ˈnɑdɑ/ · 100% girls · 32 born in 2025

Nada has been given to about 5,129 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnɑdɑ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,684
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nada per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 78
  • Born in 202532
  • All time5,129
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Nada?

Its best year was 2000, when 78 babies were given the name, ranking 2099th. The typical living American called Nada is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Nada

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ada0.81
  2. Jada0.81
  3. Vada0.81
  4. Nadia0.74
  5. Naya0.75
  6. Nala0.75
  7. Wanda0.70
  8. Jayda0.70

Middle names for Nada

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nada Josephine0.84
  2. Nada Rose0.83
  3. Nada Louise0.83
  4. Nada June0.82
  5. Nada Pearl0.82
  6. Nada Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nada

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.88
  2. Conradbrother · 0.86
  3. Aureliobrother · 0.86
  4. Aileensister · 0.85
  5. Augustineeither · 0.84
  6. Merritteither · 0.84

Where Nada is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nada White0.78
  2. Nada Reyes0.78
  3. Nada Moore0.78
  4. Nada Lee0.78
  5. Nada Hill0.78
  6. Nada Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nada

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Nada across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.