Nadav
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-DAHV
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Nadav is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “generous”. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Nadav mean?
Hebrew
“generous”
In the Bible Nadab, Nadav in Hebrew, is the eldest son of Aaron.
Is Nadav a girl's or a boy's name?
Nadav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nadav in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 6 boys.
Nadav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Nadav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Nadav, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Nadav in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nadav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Nadav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avi, Pranav, Krishiv, Yuvraj, Dhruv, Madhav, Arnav, Aadhav, Keshav, Ivaan, Vihaan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Nadav: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nadav, updated 20 October 2026.