Recorded 1978–1991 Girls' name Peak 1980 42 births

Sadiyyah — girls' name

42 babies named Sadiyyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s241990s6
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Sadiyyah was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sadiyyah in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sadiyyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Sadiyyah between 1978 and 1991, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sadiyyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sadiyyah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sadiyyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sadiyyah 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 42 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.

Sadiyyah at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

42

Since 1978

14 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1978

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1991

Sadiyyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1978

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1991198419831982198019791978 6

Sadiyyah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 57% of Sadiyyah's all-time total
1970s121980s241990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sadiyyah?
42 babies have been named Sadiyyah since 1978. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Sadiyyah most popular?
Sadiyyah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Sadiyyah been used?
Sadiyyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 14 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Sadiyyah?
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, 1978–1991 (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.