Nadine
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- From Nada
- Origin
- French
Nadine Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 53,255 baby girls have been named Nadine. The name peaked in 1958 with 1,011 US births that year (rank #278). In 2024, ranked #1582 nationally — 1,304 places below its 1958 peak.
Top States for Nadine
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Nadine births are: California (6,194), New York (5,239), Pennsylvania (3,078).
Other French-Origin Names Like Nadine
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6-Letter Names Starting with N
Names with Nadine's exact length and starting letter: Naamah, Naaman, Naamit, Naavah, Nabhan.
Quick Facts About Nadine
US Popularity History (2000–2001)
Annual US births named Nadine by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 248 girls named Nadine (girl rank #888 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2001, ranked #980 for girls (220 US births). That's 92 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Nadine Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Nadine the strongest states are Oregon, Massachusetts, Michigan.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | #658 | 22 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | #801 | 38 |
| 3 | Michigan | #913 | 26 |
| 4 | California | #943 | 166 |
| 5 | Illinois | #1,009 | 39 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | #1,009 | 39 |
| 2 | California | #943 | 166 |
| 3 | Michigan | #913 | 26 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #801 | 38 |
| 5 | Oregon | #658 | 22 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Nadine in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Famous People Named Nadine
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Nadine.
- Nadine Gordimer was a Nobel Laureate in literature known for her work on racial issues.
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Compare Nadine to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Nadine against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).