Nada is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dew; generosity”, also a separate Slavic name meaning hope. In Arabic it means dew and, by extension, generosity; in Serbian and Croatian Nada is a separate name meaning hope.

Nada

Gender: Girl
Say it: NAH-da
Origin: Arabic
UK rank, 2025: #2,856 for girls
US rank, 2025: #4,351 for girls

Nada is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “dew; generosity”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).

What does Nada mean?

Arabic: also a separate Slavic name meaning hope

“dew; generosity”

In Arabic it means dew and, by extension, generosity; in Serbian and Croatian Nada is a separate name meaning hope.

Is Nada a girl's or a boy's name?

Nada is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 32 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Nada in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #2,856among girls
Babies in 2025: 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadydown 16% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Nada, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 35 girls.

2025 had the fewest girls named Nada since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Nada in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 35 in 20082025

Nada in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	9	#2,856
2024	13	#2,175
2023	21	#1,560
2022	14	#2,052
2021	11	#2,478
2020	14	#2,046
2019	22	#1,485
2018	15	#2,000
2017	24	#1,455
2016	21	#1,605
2015	24	#1,431
2014	23	#1,452
2013	23	#1,461
2012	25	#1,384
2011	31	#1,165
2010	23	#1,418
2009	31	#1,093
2008	35	#978
2007	33	#985
2006	25	#1,153
2005	18	#1,382
2004	22	#1,154
2003	25	#1,032
2002	25	#990
2001	27	#910
2000	12	#1,593
1999	19	#1,149
1998	17	#1,238
1997	14	#1,387
1996	13	#1,450

How popular is Nada in the US?

Rank in 2025: #4,351among girls
Babies in 2025: 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
Five-year trend: Steadydown 20% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Nada, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,914th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 78 girls. It first appears in the records in 1892.

Half of all the girls named Nada in the US since 1880 were born between 1935 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.

1892Busiest: 78 in 20002025

Nada in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	32	#4,351
2024	32	#4,386
2023	33	#4,274
2022	32	#4,376
2021	27	#4,829
2020	36	#3,914
2019	34	#4,161
2018	52	#3,106
2017	44	#3,478
2016	56	#2,966
2015	52	#3,177
2014	64	#2,712
2013	53	#3,075
2012	72	#2,516
2011	51	#3,221
2010	62	#2,802
2009	66	#2,729
2008	48	#3,419
2007	51	#3,289
2006	64	#2,757
2005	46	#3,313
2004	51	#3,029
2003	57	#2,734
2002	74	#2,225
2001	66	#2,375
2000	78	#2,085
1999	77	#2,015
1998	56	#2,458
1997	50	#2,553
1996	47	#2,626
1995	32	#3,417
1994	52	#2,427
1993	50	#2,484
1992	45	#2,682
1991	38	#2,983
1990	28	#3,709
1989	45	#2,522
1988	37	#2,798
1987	22	#3,854
1986	38	#2,563
1985	22	#3,729
1984	25	#3,328
1983	33	#2,658
1982	29	#3,016
1981	37	#2,529
1980	37	#2,537
1979	25	#3,236
1978	25	#3,098
1977	30	#2,715
1976	22	#3,187
1975	29	#2,612
1974	33	#2,348
1973	22	#3,014
1972	29	#2,451
1971	29	#2,542
1970	35	#2,240
1969	34	#2,171
1968	24	#2,538
1967	20	#2,781
1966	23	#2,518
1965	28	#2,246
1964	29	#2,245
1963	30	#2,171
1962	26	#2,356
1961	31	#2,116
1960	47	#1,636
1959	44	#1,642
1958	43	#1,629
1957	45	#1,611
1956	48	#1,532
1955	39	#1,640
1954	46	#1,480
1953	56	#1,298
1952	39	#1,539
1951	47	#1,361
1950	51	#1,284
1949	46	#1,352
1948	27	#1,819
1947	48	#1,317
1946	39	#1,393
1945	37	#1,311
1944	46	#1,152
1943	47	#1,180
1942	48	#1,137
1941	46	#1,087
1940	48	#1,035
1939	41	#1,132
1938	51	#992
1937	53	#950
1936	61	#870
1935	52	#960
1934	72	#791
1933	60	#865
1932	71	#808
1931	72	#797
1930	69	#859
1929	53	#994
1928	67	#896
1927	59	#990
1926	73	#866
1925	52	#1,050
1924	58	#999
1923	57	#992
1922	49	#1,089
1921	53	#1,035
1920	35	#1,312
1919	33	#1,348
1918	33	#1,333
1917	45	#1,054
1916	34	#1,227
1915	30	#1,285
1914	21	#1,385
1913	15	#1,528
1912	16	#1,352
1911	5	#2,463
1910	18	#1,030
1909	12	#1,219
1908	12	#1,203
1907	8	#1,512
1906	5	#1,951
1905	9	#1,297
1904	10	#1,170
1903	0	–
1902	6	#1,593
1901	9	#1,136
1900	10	#1,230
1899	6	#1,393
1898	5	#1,699
1897	9	#1,094
1896	8	#1,213
1895	7	#1,299
1894	5	#1,484
1893	0	–
1892	6	#1,278

Names like Nada

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Nada: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nada, updated 20 October 2026.