Recorded 1973–1989 Girls' name Peak 1973 15 births

Sadiqua — girls' name

15 babies named Sadiqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s5
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Sadiqua was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sadiqua in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sadiqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Sadiqua between 1973 and 1989, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sadiqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sadiqua performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sadiqua shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sadiqua 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 15 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.

Sadiqua at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

15

Since 1973

17 years of records

Peak year

1973

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1973

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1989

Sadiqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1973

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1973)
5
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5 198919751973 5

Sadiqua by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Sadiqua's all-time total
1970s101980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sadiqua?
15 babies have been named Sadiqua since 1973. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1973 with 5 births.
When was Sadiqua most popular?
Sadiqua was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Sadiqua been used?
Sadiqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 17 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Sadiqua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sadie, Sade, Sadye, Sadia, 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, 1973–1989 (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.