Nadeen
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "tender, gentle, soft".
Name Census estimates that about 1,189 living Americans carry the first name Nadeen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nadeen today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nadeen births was 2001 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nadeen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Nadeen with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 288,271 Americans
Peak year
2001
36 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,822
Tracked since 1912
Census
Nadeen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,479 people with the first name Nadeen, which placed it at #9,395 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,395
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,479 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nadeen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nadeen is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.0%) and Hispanic (7.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nadeen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nadeen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.4% · 1,056
- Black or African American13.0% · 193
- Hispanic or Latino7.3% · 108
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 61
- Two or more races3.9% · 57
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 4
Popularity
Nadeen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nadeen from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 302 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nadeen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nadeen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nadeens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, New York, Illinois recorded the most babies named Nadeen, while New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 37 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nadeen
The name Nadeen is an Arabic feminine name that originated in the Middle East and North Africa region. The name is derived from the Arabic root word "nadda," which means "to be precious or rare." It is believed to have first emerged as a name during the Islamic Golden Age, which spanned from the 8th to the 13th century.
The earliest known historical reference to the name Nadeen can be found in ancient Arabic poetry and literature from the medieval period. Several Arab poets and writers from that era have mentioned the name in their works, often using it as a metaphor for someone or something rare and valuable.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Nadeen was Nadeen bint Al-Muhtadi, who lived in the 9th century and was the daughter of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muhtadi. She was known for her intelligence and her love for literature and poetry.
Another notable figure with the name Nadeen was Nadeen Al-Ghazali, a renowned Islamic scholar and theologian who lived in the 11th century. She was born in Tus, Iran, and was widely respected for her knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence and philosophy.
In the 12th century, there was a famous Sufi mystic named Nadeen Al-Din Razi, who was born in Rayy, Iran. He was known for his spiritual teachings and his contributions to the field of Islamic mysticism.
During the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria, which ruled from the 13th to the 16th century, there was a prominent historian and writer named Nadeen Al-Qalqashandi. He was the author of several influential works on Egyptian history and culture.
In the 19th century, there was a renowned Egyptian poet and writer named Nadeen Hamed, who was known for her beautiful and evocative poetry. She was born in 1858 and her works were widely celebrated during her lifetime.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Nadeen. The name has continued to be used in various parts of the Arab world and has also gained popularity in other regions, particularly among Muslim communities.
People
Nadeen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nadeen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nadeen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nadeen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,189 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nadeen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 288,271 US residents.
Is Nadeen a common name?
We classify Nadeen as "Rare". It ranks above 91.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,491 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nadeen most popular?
The single biggest year for Nadeen was 2001, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nadeen is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nadeen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,479 people with the name Nadeen, or 0.49 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,395 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nadeen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nadeen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nadeen leans strongly female. 1,447 people counted with this name were female (97.4%), compared with 38 male bearers (2.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nadeen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nadeen is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.0%) and Hispanic (7.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nadeen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Nadeen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.4% (1,056 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nadeen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nadeen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nadeen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nadeen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nadeen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nadeen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Nadeen as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Nadeen, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.