Recorded 1984–2008 Girls' name Peak 2008 17 births

Fadwa — girls' name

17 babies named Fadwa in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s7
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Fadwa was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fadwa in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fadwa

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Fadwa between 1984 and 2008, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fadwa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fadwa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fadwa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fadwa 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 17 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.

Fadwa at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

17

Since 1984

25 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1984

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2008

Fadwa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1984

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200819931984 5

Fadwa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 41% of Fadwa's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fadwa?
17 babies have been named Fadwa since 1984. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Fadwa most popular?
Fadwa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Fadwa been used?
Fadwa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 25 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Fadwa?
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, 1984–2008 (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.