Recorded 2002–2020 Girls' name Peak 2003 72 births

Saadiya — girls' name

72 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.

2000s372010s292020s6
2000s
Peak decade

51% 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.

What the Data Says About Saadiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Saadiya between 2002 and 2020, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saadiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saadiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saadiya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saadiya 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 72 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.

Saadiya at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

72

Since 2002

19 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2002

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2020

Saadiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2002

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 20202015201320122011201020092007200420032002 5

Saadiya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
37 births that decade — 51% of Saadiya's all-time total
2000s372010s292020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saadiya?
72 babies have been named Saadiya since 2002. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
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?
Saadiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 19 years of data through 2020.
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.

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, 2002–2020 (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.