Boys' name · since 1980

Fady

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.

#11,734 of 45,481
all-time among boys
247
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade

Fady is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 247 have been recorded since 1980.

Fady has 247 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2023.

  • #11,734 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 247 born since 1980
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fady ranks #11,734 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.

#11,734 of 45,481
all-time among boys
247
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Fady's 247 recorded births place it above 74.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Fady's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Fady splits its recorded history at 1997: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Fady popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1984)
12
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
468101214 19801985199119962001201120212023 5

Fady by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (68 births, 28% of the file).

1980s was Fady's strongest decade.

68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Fady births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 68 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fady? ▼
247 babies have been named Fady since 1980. All-time, it sits at #11,734 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1984 with 12 births.
Where does Fady sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fady ranks #11,734 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Fady go back to 1980, giving 44 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Fady? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fadi, Fadel, Fadil, Fadhl, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Fady's data

  • Fady's decade-level peak was the 1980s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Fady

Nearby Names Like Fady

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fady

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Fadhl Boy
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Fadl Boy
#11924 6 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fady: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–2023 (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 Fady 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.