Girls' name · since 1978
Fadia
Fadia has 76 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fadia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 76 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Fadia recorded 76 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2016.
- #30,175 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fadia ranks #30,175 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,175 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fadia's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fadia's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fadia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2016
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Fadia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (35 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Fadia's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Fadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Fadia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fadia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1978–2016 (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 Fadia 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.