Recorded 1978–2016 Girls' name Peak 1989 76 births

Fadia — girls' name

76 babies named Fadia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s351990s172000s72010s5
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Fadia was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Fadia in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fadia

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Fadia between 1978 and 2016, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fadia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fadia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fadia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fadia 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 76 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.

Fadia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

76

Since 1978

39 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1978

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2016

Fadia popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 201620061994199319911989198819861984198319791978 7

Fadia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 46% of Fadia's all-time total
1970s121980s351990s172000s72010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fadia?
76 babies have been named Fadia since 1978. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Fadia most popular?
Fadia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Fadia been used?
Fadia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 39 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Fadia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fadumo, Faduma, Fadra, Fadima, 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.