Sadia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,339

among girls · ↑1,244 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Sadia · +43% vs 2024

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2001

55 babies

All-time total

1,366

#6,076 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Sadia popularity over time

1,366 babies have been named Sadia since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	60	6	–	#4,871
1980s	182	18	+203%	#3,286
1990s	319	32	+75%	#2,722
2000s	397	40	+24%	#2,732
2010s	251	25	-37%	#4,452
2020s (to 2025)	157	26	+4%	#4,339

Where Sadia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	34	0.02	outside top 500
2028	34	0.02	outside top 500
2029	34	0.02	outside top 500
2030	34	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Sadia

Sadia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,339 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,366 American babies have been named Sadia. Its peak came in 2001, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sadia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sadia?

The median living Sadia is about 23 years old; half are between 13 and 32. An estimated 1,300 people named Sadia are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sadia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,339
2024	23	#5,583
2023	22	#5,707
2022	26	#5,146
2021	30	#4,589
2020	23	#5,464
2019	28	#4,881
2018	26	#5,123
2017	23	#5,638
2016	24	#5,578
2015	24	#5,632
2014	30	#4,752
2013	22	#5,975
2012	20	#6,536
2011	33	#4,452
2010	21	#6,345
2009	28	#5,199
2008	36	#4,340
2007	33	#4,550
2006	39	#3,911
2005	39	#3,793
2004	44	#3,431
2003	44	#3,339
2002	43	#3,276
2001	55	#2,732
2000	36	#3,648
1995	28	#3,861
1990	33	#3,342
1985	19	#4,248
1980	14	#5,176
1975	8	#6,991
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sadia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sadia?

The median living Sadia is about 23 years old. Half of all living Sadias are between 13 and 32 years old.

How many people named Sadia are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Sadia are alive in the United States, based on 1,366 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sadia mean?

A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Sadi.

How popular is the name Sadia in 2025?

Sadia ranked #4,339 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sadia?

1,366 babies have been named Sadia in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sadia most popular?

Sadia peaked in 2001, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Sadia a boy or girl name?

Sadia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sadia rising or falling?

Sadia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sadia become more popular?

Sadia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Sadia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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