Nadie
A Spanish word meaning "nobody" or "no one".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Nadie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nadie today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nadie births was 1914 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nadie. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Nadie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1914
7 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2016 SSA rank
#18,048
Tracked since 1910
Census
Nadie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 188 people with the first name Nadie, which placed it at #39,872 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
#39,872
National first-name rank
People counted
188
188 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
27.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nadie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nadie is Black at 27.7%. The next largest groups are White (26.6%) and Hispanic (25.5%). 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 Nadie 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 Nadie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American27.7% · 52
- White26.6% · 50
- Hispanic or Latino25.5% · 48
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.4% · 14
- Two or more races7.4% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native5.3% · 10
Popularity
Nadie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nadie from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 29 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nadie 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 Nadie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nadie
The given name Nadie is of Spanish origin and is derived from the Spanish word "nadie," meaning "nobody" or "no one." It is believed to have emerged as a name in the late medieval or early Renaissance period, likely as a nickname or informal name given to individuals who were perceived as insignificant or humble.
In its earliest recorded uses, the name Nadie was sometimes found in Spanish literary works and plays from the 16th and 17th centuries, often used as a character name to represent a commoner or someone of low social standing. One notable example is the character Nadie in the 17th-century Spanish play "La vida es sueño" (Life is a Dream) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
While the name Nadie was not widely used as a formal given name in its early history, there are a few notable individuals who bore this name throughout the centuries. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Nadie was a Spanish painter and engraver named Nadie Gutiérrez, who lived in the late 15th to early 16th century.
Another notable figure was Nadie Fernández, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the early 16th century. He is mentioned in some historical accounts of the conquest of Mexico.
In the 18th century, there was a Spanish writer and poet named Nadie Campoamor, who was known for his romantic and philosophical works. He lived from 1717 to 1792.
In the 19th century, a Spanish politician and lawyer named Nadie Martínez Campos gained prominence. He served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1879 to 1881 and played a significant role in the restoration of the Spanish monarchy.
More recently, in the 20th century, a Mexican artist and muralist named Nadie Siqueiros, who lived from 1896 to 1974, gained recognition for his contributions to the Mexican muralist movement.
While the name Nadie has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, its unique origins and associations with literary and artistic figures have contributed to its enduring presence as a given name, particularly in Spanish-speaking cultures.
People
Nadie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nadie 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
Nadie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nadie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nadie 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 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Nadie a common name?
We classify Nadie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 63 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nadie most popular?
The single biggest year for Nadie was 1914, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nadie is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nadie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 188 people with the name Nadie, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,872 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 Nadie 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 Nadie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nadie leans strongly female. 162 people counted with this name were female (91.0%), compared with 16 male bearers (9.0%). 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 Nadie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nadie is Black at 27.7%. The next largest groups are White (26.6%) and Hispanic (25.5%). 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 Nadie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Nadie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 27.7% (52 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 Nadie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nadie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nadie 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 Nadie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nadie 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 Nadie 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 Americans are named Nadie?
See how many people share the name Nadie on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.