Girls' name · since 1954
Saadia
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 659 babies named Saadia, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
659 babies have been named Saadia since 1954, making it today's #13424 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Saadia recorded 659 times among girls since 1954, holding rank #13424 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #9,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,424 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 659 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saadia ranks #9,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,424 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 659 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,424 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saadia's 659 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Saadia compares
659 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Saadia's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saadia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 659 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saadia's full recorded timeline at 1991, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saadia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Saadia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (130 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Saadia's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Saadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 130 births (20% of all-time use).
How Saadia 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 Saadia's total volume
Saadia by state
Where Saadia concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 50 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
50 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saadia's data
- Saadia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Saadias (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saadia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
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, 1954–2025 (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 Saadia 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.