Girls' name · since 2002

Saadiya

78 babies named Saadiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

78
total births
2002–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade

Saadiya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 78 have been recorded since 2002.

Saadiya has 78 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • 78 total births
  • 2002–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 47% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

78 girls have been named Saadiya since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

78
total births
2002–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Saadiya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

13 babies were named Saadiya in 2003 - its busiest year on record.

Saadiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Saadiya's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Saadiya at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

78

Since 2002

24 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2002

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2025

Saadiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
468101214 200220032004200720092010201120122013201520202025 6

Saadiya by decade

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

2000s was Saadiya's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Saadiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 37 births (47% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saadiya?
Saadiya has been given to 78 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Saadiya most popular?
Saadiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Saadiya been used?
The SSA has tracked Saadiya since 2002 -- 24 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Saadiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saanvi, Saadia, Saachi, Saara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Saadiya's data

  • Saadiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Saadiya: Baby Name Since 2002 - 78 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saadiya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Saadiya 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 June 2026.