Girls' name · since 1973
Badia
Badia has 40 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Badia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 40 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Badia recorded 40 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1980.
- #37,463 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Badia ranks #37,463 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #37,463 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Badia's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Badia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Badia's full recorded timeline at 1975, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Badia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1980
- Peak year (1975)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Badia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (35 births, 88% of the file).
1970s was Badia's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Badia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 35 births (88% of all-time use).
Badia by state
Where Badia concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 12.5% |
5 of 40 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Badia's data
- Badia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Badias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Badia
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Two nationwide peer axes for Badia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Badia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.