Girls' name · since 1881
Zadie
3,615 babies named Zadie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,173 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,615
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zadie is the #2173 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,615 recorded since 1881.
Zadie has 3,615 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2173 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #3,180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,173 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,615 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zadie ranks #3,180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,173 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,615 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,173 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,615
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zadie's 3,615 recorded births place it above 95.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zadie compares
3,615 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zadie's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zadie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,615 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zadie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zadie splits its recorded history at 1938: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 174 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zadie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Zadie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,157 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Zadie's strongest decade.
1,157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Zadie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 74
1880s
74 births
- 1890s 101
1890s
101 births
- 1900s 164
1900s
164 births
- 1910s 236
1910s
236 births
- 1920s 272
1920s
272 births
- 1930s 153
1930s
153 births
- 1940s 145
1940s
145 births
- 1950s 62
1950s
62 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 395
2000s
395 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,157 births
- 2020s
2020s
778 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,157 births (32% of all-time use).
How Zadie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zadie's total volume
Zadie by state
Where Zadie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 338 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 294 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 138 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 56 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 49 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 45 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 42 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 40 | 1.1% |
338 of 3,615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Zadie appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zadie's data
- Zadie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,157 total births) through the 2020s (778) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zadies (338 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 Zadie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Zadie 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.