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Nadine

Pronounced N AH0 D IY1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1958
  • 138 years in use
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How popular is Nadine?

Nadine is a girls' name, and first appears in 1887. It has been given to 53,298 children — the 522nd most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1958, when 1,011 children were given it.

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1958Girls: 1,011Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • Alliterative
  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
N AH0 D IY1 N
Stress pattern:
01
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Nadine

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Nadine

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Nadine?
Nadine ranks 522nd among girls' names in US records, with 53,298 births since 1887. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,525.
Is Nadine a unisex name?
No. Nadine is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nadine most popular?
1958, when 1,011 children were given the name. It has been in use for 138 years and is still recorded as of 2024.