Boys' name · since 1974
Fadi
Fadi has 816 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,361 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
816 babies have been named Fadi since 1974, making it today's #12361 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fadi has been recorded 816 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #12361 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,836 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,361 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 816 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fadi ranks #5,836 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,361 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 816 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,836 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,361 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 816
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Fadi's 816 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Fadi compares
816 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fadi's all-time total is 121% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fadi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 816 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fadi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fadi's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fadi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Fadi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (224 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Fadi's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Fadi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
180 births
- 1990s
1990s
224 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 224 births (27% of all-time use).
How Fadi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fadi's total volume
Fadi by state
Where Fadi concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| 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% |
87 of 816 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Fadi's data
- Fadi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (224 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fadis (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fadi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Fadi 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.