US rank #6543 Boys' name Peak 1990 811 births

Fadi — #6543 US boys' name

811 babies named Fadi in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s1801990s2242000s1732010s1432020s51
#6543
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Fadi was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

31 babies were named Fadi in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fadi

The Social Security Administration has registered 811 babies named Fadi between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fadi currently holds the #6543 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fadi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 224 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fadi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Fadi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fadi 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 811 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.

Fadi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

811

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1990

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,543

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fadi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
31
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 20242017201020031996198919821974 6

Fadi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
224 births that decade — 28% of Fadi's all-time total
1970s401980s1801990s2242000s1732010s1432020s51

Fadi by state

Where Fadi concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Fadi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
87 10.7%
#2 New York
17 2.1%
#3 Illinois
13 1.6%
#4 Michigan
5 0.6%
California share of Fadi's total US births 10.7%
Even split

87 of 811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fadi?
811 babies have been named Fadi since 1974. It currently ranks #6543 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 31 births.
When was Fadi most popular?
Fadi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 224 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Fadi most popular?
The top states for the name Fadi are California (87 births), New York (17 births), Illinois (13 births).
How long has the name Fadi been used?
Fadi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fadi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fady, Fadel, Fadil, Fadhl. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–2024 (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.