Girls' name · since 1974
Sadira
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 264 babies named Sadira, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
264 girls have been named Sadira since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sadira recorded 264 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1974 to 2023.
- #17,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 264 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sadira ranks #17,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sadira's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sadira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sadira's full recorded timeline at 2005, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sadira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2023
- Peak year (2001)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
264 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 20 births in a single year.
Sadira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (130 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Sadira's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Sadira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (49% of all-time use).
Sadira decade highlights
- Peak decade 130 births
- Runner-up 57 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sadira by state
Where Sadira concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 264 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 1.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Sadira's data
- Sadira's decade-level peak was the 2000s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sadiras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sadira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1974–2023 (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 Sadira 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.
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