Boys' name · since 1981

Sadiq

682 babies named Sadiq in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,555 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,290 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
682
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

682 babies have been named Sadiq since 1981, making it today's #5290 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Sadiq recorded 682 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #5290 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.

  • #6,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,290 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 682 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadiq ranks #6,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,290 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 682 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,555 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,290 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
682
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%62%
Sadiq vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sadiq's 682 recorded births place it above 85.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Sadiq compares

682 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Sadiq's all-time total is 85% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sadiq Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 682 369 358,536
Peak-year births 30 34 22,252

Sadiq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sadiq's full recorded timeline at 2005, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sadiq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
30
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
010203040 19811990199620022008201420202025 18

Sadiq by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (217 births, 32% of the file).

2000s was Sadiq's strongest decade.

217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Sadiq births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 217 births (32% of all-time use).

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

How Sadiq compares to similarly-sized names

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

Sadiq vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 20406080100 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 -49, 8.5%-70, 7.3%-70, 5.3%-53, 5.9%-31, 9.7%-55, 5.7%-57, 5.3%-49, 4.4%-56, 4%-89, 5.4%-52, 3.8%-61, 3.1%-50, 9.1%-33, 6.2%-32, 6.1%Sadiq-45, 4.4%Sadiq
Sadiq vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Sadiq by state

Where Sadiq concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sadiq
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
43 6.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
22 3.2%
#3 Minnesota
11 1.6%
#4 California
10 1.5%
New York share of Sadiq's total US births 6.3%
Even split

43 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sadiq?
682 babies have been named Sadiq since 1981. All-time, it sits at #6,555 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,290 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 30 births.
Where does Sadiq sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadiq ranks #6,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,290 of 13,930 among boys' 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 Sadiq most popular?
Sadiq was most popular in the 2000s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sadiq most popular?
The top states for the name Sadiq are New York (43 births), Pennsylvania (22 births), Minnesota (11 births).
How long has the name Sadiq been used?
Sadiq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sadiq?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sadao, Sadie, Sadler, Sadrac, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Sadiq's data

  • Sadiq's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (217 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Sadiqs (43 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.

Keep exploring Sadiq

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sadiq: 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, 1981–2025 (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 Sadiq 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.