Recorded 1978–2016 Girls' name Peak 1978 10 births

Fadeelah — girls' name

10 babies named Fadeelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52010s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Fadeelah was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

5 babies were named Fadeelah in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fadeelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Fadeelah between 1978 and 2016, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fadeelah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fadeelah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fadeelah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fadeelah 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 10 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.

Fadeelah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

10

Since 1978

39 years of records

Peak year

1978

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1978

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2016

Fadeelah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1978

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
5 20161978 5

Fadeelah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 50% of Fadeelah's all-time total
1970s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fadeelah?
10 babies have been named Fadeelah since 1978. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1978 with 5 births.
When was Fadeelah most popular?
Fadeelah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Fadeelah been used?
Fadeelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 39 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Fadeelah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fadumo, Faduma, Fadia, Fadra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1978–2016 (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.