Total births
258
Girls' name · since 1998
Zawadi
258 babies named Zawadi in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5725
- among girls today
- 258
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 68%
- more common than other girls
Zawadi currently ranks #5725 among girls' names in America, with 258 babies recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Zawadi recorded 258 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #5725 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #5725 among girls today
- 258 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
- 68% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zawadi is currently the #5725 girls' name in America, more common than 68% of girls - 258 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5725
- among girls today
- 258
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 68%
- more common than other girls
Zawadi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5725
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 68% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Zawadi was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
23 babies were named Zawadi in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Zawadi compares
258 42th percentile among 17,726 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
Zawadi's all-time total is 32% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zawadi | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 258 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zawadi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zawadi's full recorded timeline at 2014, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zawadi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#5,725
Active since
1998
Zawadi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zawadi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zawadi's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Zawadi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 105 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zawadi? ▼
258 babies have been named Zawadi since 1998. It currently ranks #5725 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 23 births.
When was Zawadi most popular? ▼
Zawadi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Zawadi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zawadi since 1998 -- 28 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zawadi: #5725 Girls' Name - 258 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zawadi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zawadi 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 June 2026.