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Nadav

boy name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

generous; son of Aaron in the Bible, a modern Israeli standard

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nadav has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

When you meet Nadav

Most people given the name Nadav in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Nadav deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Nadav truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Nadav fits with your family’s names and surname.

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