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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedAKMaine: #179 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 941 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNHWashington: #105 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 426 girlsWAIdaho: #172 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 723 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #240 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsMNIllinois: #235 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,821 girlsILWisconsin: #291 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,023 girlsWIMichigan: #314 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,148 girlsMINew York: #640 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,676 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedRIOregon: #170 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 990 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #117 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 495 girlsSDIowa: #121 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 583 girlsIAIndiana: #246 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,238 girlsINOhio: #234 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,124 girlsOHPennsylvania: #308 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,948 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #164 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 820 girlsCAUtah: #183 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 829 girlsUTColorado: #147 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 675 girlsCONebraska: #129 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 623 girlsNEMissouri: #108 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 434 girlsMOKentucky: #184 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsKYWest Virginia: #251 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsWVVirginia: #233 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsVAMaryland: #246 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedDEArizona: #173 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 649 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedNMKansas: #106 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 431 girlsKSArkansas: #147 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 604 girlsARTennessee: #250 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,713 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #303 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,484 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #300 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,670 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #82 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 345 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedLAMississippi: #276 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsMSAlabama: #239 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsALGeorgia: #204 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nadine, so not publishedHITexas: #253 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,210 girlsTXFlorida: #273 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#82 · 1 in 345
  2. Washington#105 · 1 in 426
  3. Kansas#106 · 1 in 431
  4. Missouri#108 · 1 in 434
  5. South Dakota#117 · 1 in 495

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#82751 in 345
Washington#105231 in 426
Kansas#106371 in 431
Missouri#108721 in 434
South Dakota#117121 in 495
Iowa#121361 in 583
Nebraska#129191 in 623
Arkansas#147361 in 604
Colorado#147131 in 675
California#164451 in 820
Oregon#17061 in 990
Idaho#17251 in 723
Arizona#17361 in 649
Maine#17971 in 941
Utah#18361 in 829
Kentucky#184281 in 1,071
Georgia#204281 in 1,244
Virginia#233161 in 1,735
Ohio#234261 in 2,124
Illinois#235331 in 1,821
Alabama#239211 in 1,571
Minnesota#240101 in 2,185
Indiana#246121 in 2,238
Maryland#24661 in 2,341
Tennessee#250171 in 1,713
West Virginia#251121 in 1,712
Texas#253511 in 1,210
Florida#27391 in 1,659
Mississippi#276131 in 1,781
Wisconsin#29181 in 3,023
South Carolina#30091 in 2,670
North Carolina#303161 in 2,484
Pennsylvania#308241 in 3,948
Michigan#314131 in 3,148
New York#64061 in 16,676
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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 1925

girls
#234
789 births · 1 in 1,543 girls

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #234Nadine789
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,543 of them was named Nadine, which outranked 95.9% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nadine
  1. #231Jewell810
  2. #232Reba792
  3. #233Sallie791
  4. #234Nadine789
  5. #235Effie780
  6. #236Joy772
  7. #237Goldie764
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →