Recorded 1980–2023 Boys' name Peak 1984 247 births

Fady — boys' name

247 babies named Fady in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s681990s682000s552010s382020s18
1980s
Peak decade

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

1984
Single peak year

12 babies were named Fady in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fady

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Fady between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fady currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fady performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fady shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fady 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 247 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.

Fady at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

247

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1984

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Fady popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1984)
12
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 20232013200319981993198819821980 9

Fady by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
68 births that decade — 28% of Fady's all-time total
1980s681990s682000s552010s382020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fady?
247 babies have been named Fady since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1984 with 12 births.
When was Fady most popular?
Fady was most popular in the 1980s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Fady been used?
Fady has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Fady?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fadi, 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, 1980–2023 (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.