Recorded 1973–1980 Girls' name Peak 1975 40 births

Badia — girls' name

40 babies named Badia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s5
1970s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Badia was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

12 babies were named Badia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Badia

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Badia between 1973 and 1980, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Badia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Badia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Badia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Badia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Badia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Badia at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

40

Since 1973

8 years of records

Peak year

1975

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1973

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1980

Badia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1973

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1975)
12
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
468101214 19801976197519741973 7

Badia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
35 births that decade — 88% of Badia's all-time total
1970s351980s5

Badia by state

Where Badia concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Badia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 12.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
5 12.5%
New Jersey share of Badia's total US births 12.5%
Even split

5 of 40 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Badia?
40 babies have been named Badia since 1973. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1975 with 12 births.
When was Badia most popular?
Badia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Badia most popular?
The top states for the name Badia are New Jersey (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Badia been used?
Badia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 8 years of data through 1980.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.