Girls' name · since 1984

Hadeel

786 babies named Hadeel in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,848 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,991 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
786
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade

786 babies have been named Hadeel since 1984, making it today's #5991 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadeel has been recorded 786 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #5991 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.

  • #8,848 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,991 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 786 born since 1984
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadeel ranks #8,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,991 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 786 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.

#8,848 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,991 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
786
born since 1984
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%65.3%
Hadeel vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Hadeel's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.

How Hadeel compares

786 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Hadeel's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Hadeel Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 786 376 567,345
Peak-year births 34 21 19,840

Hadeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hadeel's full recorded timeline at 2006, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hadeel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
34
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
010203040 198419911996200120062011201620212025 20

Hadeel by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (267 births, 34% of the file).

2000s was Hadeel's strongest decade.

267 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Hadeel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 267 births (34% of all-time use).

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

How Hadeel compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hadeel's total volume

Hadeel vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -58, 4.8%-85, 6.5%-75, 3.7%-30, 7.1%-31, 6.7%-51, 9.3%-58, 4.2%-27, 15.9%-26, 10.4%-28, 6%-46, 6%-112, 3.1%-43, 5.7%-54, 4.8%-35, 5.7%Hadeel-42, 4.3%Hadeel
Hadeel vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Hadeel by state

Where Hadeel concentrates geographically, total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Hadeel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
73 9.3%
#2 New York
52 6.6%
#3 California
21 2.7%
#4 Illinois
18 2.3%
#5 Florida
8 1.0%
Michigan share of Hadeel's total US births 9.3%
Even split

73 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hadeel?
Hadeel has been given to 786 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,848 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #5,991 of 17,297. 34 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Hadeel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadeel ranks #8,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,991 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hadeel most popular?
Hadeel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 267 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Hadeel most popular?
The top states for the name Hadeel are Michigan (73 births), New York (52 births), California (21 births).
How long has the name Hadeel been used?
The SSA has tracked Hadeel since 1984 -- 42 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Hadeel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hadley, Hadassah, Hadlee, Hadleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Hadeel's data

  • Hadeel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (267 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Michigan records the most Hadeels (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hadeel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hadeel: 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, 1984–2025 (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 Hadeel 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.