Nadine

#1,622 for girls in 2025, 128 births · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1927 · 779 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
53,381
since 1887

Nadine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Nadine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #229, 1927girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,622128—
2024#1,579133—
2023#1,500144—
2022#1,478148—
2021#1,630128—
2020#1,455148—
2019#1,406160—
2018#1,482148—
2017#1,311178—
2016#1,345176—
2015#1,425162—
2014#1,422160—
2013#1,646129—
2012#1,566139—
2011#1,463153—
2010#1,495150—
2009#1,379172—
2008#1,504155—
2007#1,217205—
2006#1,353171—
2005#1,277175—
2004#1,140200—
2003#1,117197—
2002#1,126185—
2001#976220—
2000#888248—
1999#859251—
1998#797269—
1997#812255—
1996#865229—
1995#758267—
1994#819246—
1993#744279—
1992#758276—
1991#696306—
1990#693306—
1989#602356—
1988#546400—
1987#600325—
1986#614311—
1985#598320—
1984#569323—
1983#627275—
1982#550335—
1981#549339—
1980#554335—
1979#580314—
1978#542329—
1977#533340—
1976#511347—
1975#503355—
1974#498353—
1973#483371—
1972#465400—
1971#431483—
1970#392597—
1969#406545—
1968#369604—
1967#346667—
1966#337691#3,9485
1965#324774—
1964#305933—
1963#304929#3,6466
1962#301943—
1961#298954—
1960#299968—
1959#301916—
1958#2781,011—
1957#307900—
1956#284948#3,9425
1955#289902—
1954#269977—
1953#283873—
1952#258942—
1951#287748—
1950#279762—
1949#305644—
1948#320588—
1947#339556—
1946#328520—
1945#331435—
1944#311470—
1943#295554—
1942#318477—
1941#264589—
1940#286484#3,1306
1939#275506—
1938#259594—
1937#260566—
1936#258567#3,1476
1935#246641—
1934#242658—
1933#234676—
1932#231691#3,7765
1931#241630—
1930#239667—
1929#242659#3,9595
1928#239679—
1927#229779—
1926#229778—
1925#234789—
1924#244744—
1923#252653—
1922#260623—
1921#258661#4,3225
1920#269586—
1919#267563—
1918#288484—
1917#290453—
1916#287429—
1915#328337—
1914#341244—
1913#336206—
1912#367157—
1911#345132—
1910#41690—
1909#46665—
1908#43868—
1907#50051—
1906#56239—
1905#51943—
1904#58633—
1903#59630—
1902#46744—
1901#57729—
1900#52441—
1899#57828—
1898#59729—
1897#82615—
1896#70720—
1895#77017—
1894#66420—
1893#1,2776—
1892#1,0179—
1891#1,0937—
1890#79112—
1889#1,1476—
1888#75312—
1887#9377—
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First appearance
1887

The first year at least five girls were named Nadine! It came in at #937, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Nadine is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNHWashington: #139 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 753 girlsWAIdaho: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 904 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #334 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,399 girlsMNIllinois: #211 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedWIMichigan: #345 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsMINew York: #627 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,819 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedSDIowa: #144 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 787 girlsIAIndiana: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsINOhio: #237 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,109 girlsOHPennsylvania: #349 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,583 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #179 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 983 girlsCAUtah: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsUTColorado: #206 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsCONebraska: #151 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 765 girlsNEMissouri: #87 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 340 girlsMOKentucky: #268 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,973 girlsKYWest Virginia: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,390 girlsWVVirginia: #252 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,123 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNMKansas: #91 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 390 girlsKSArkansas: #146 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 635 girlsARTennessee: #231 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,789 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,858 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #114 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 454 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMSAlabama: #258 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,807 girlsALGeorgia: #269 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedHITexas: #256 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Missouri#87 · 1 in 340
  2. Kansas#91 · 1 in 390
  3. Oklahoma#114 · 1 in 454
  4. Washington#139 · 1 in 753
  5. Iowa#144 · 1 in 787

Best ever in a state: #44 in Idaho, 1927.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Missouri#87951 in 340
Kansas#91451 in 390
Oklahoma#114581 in 454
Washington#139141 in 753
Iowa#144291 in 787
Arkansas#146331 in 635
Nebraska#151171 in 765
California#179311 in 983
Indiana#191201 in 1,381
Idaho#19651 in 904
Colorado#20681 in 1,168
Utah#20751 in 1,025
Illinois#211381 in 1,608
Tennessee#231191 in 1,496
Ohio#237271 in 2,109
Virginia#252141 in 2,123
Texas#256471 in 1,253
Alabama#258171 in 1,807
Kentucky#268161 in 1,973
Georgia#269181 in 2,030
Minnesota#33471 in 3,399
Michigan#34591 in 4,370
Pennsylvania#349181 in 5,583
West Virginia#36161 in 3,390
South Carolina#42751 in 4,858
North Carolina#54751 in 7,789
New York#62761 in 16,819
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Nadine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 43 spots since 2024 (#1,579 → #1,622)
  • 167 spots since 2020 (#1,455 → #1,622)
  • 197 spots since 2015 (#1,425 → #1,622)
  • Biggest jump: 613 spots in 1894 (#1,277 → #664)
  • Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1889 (#753 → #1,147)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1887
  • Peaked 1927 at #229 (779 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 111 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1894–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,491
  • Highest: 1 in 1,491 girls born in 1933 were named Nadine (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,557 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #229 in 1927, was only 1 in 1,531 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 16.8% of all girls named Nadine (8,979) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s25#753 (1888)#946
1890s163#578 (1899)#832
1900s443#438 (1908)#524
1910s3,095#267 (1919)#327
1920s6,951#229 (1927)#246
1930s6,196#231 (1932)#249
1940s5,317#264 (1941)#310
1950s8,979#258 (1952)#284
1960s8,008#298 (1961)#329
1970s3,889#392 (1970)#494
1980s3,319#546 (1988)#581
1990s2,684#693 (1990)#780
2000s1,928#888 (2000)#1,198
2010s1,555#1,311 (2017)#1,456
2020s829#1,455 (2020)#1,544

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Nadine in 1921

girls
#258
661 births · 1 in 1,865 girls
boys
#4,322
5 births · 1 in 220,290 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #258Nadine661

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #4,322Nadine5
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 1,865 of them was named Nadine, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadine
  1. #255Angela671
  2. #256Sue668
  3. #257Lizzie665
  4. #258Nadine661
  5. #258Francis661
  6. #260Frieda639
  7. #261Estella638
  8. #262Annabelle631

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 220,290 of them was named Nadine, which outranked 13.3% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadine
  1. #3,869Zeddie6
  2. #3,869Zeke6
  3. #3,869Zenon6
  4. #4,322Nadine5
  5. #4,322Abelino5
  6. #4,322Able5
  7. #4,322Ad5

Tied with 663 names at #4,322; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1921 →