Sadia
A feminine Arabic name meaning "fortunate" or "prosperous".
Name Census estimates that about 1,298 living Americans carry the first name Sadia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sadia today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sadia births was 2001 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sadia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Sadia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 264,063 Americans
Peak year
2001
55 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,563
Tracked since 1973
Census
Sadia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,681 people with the first name Sadia, which placed it at #4,113 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,113
National first-name rank
People counted
4.7K
4,681 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
67.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sadia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sadia is Asian/Pacific Islander at 67.6%. The next largest groups are Black (17.9%) and White (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sadia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sadia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander67.6% · 3,163
- Black or African American17.9% · 836
- White5.8% · 271
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 260
- Two or more races3.0% · 141
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 10
Popularity
Sadia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sadia from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 397 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Sadia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sadia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sadia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Sadias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, California, Michigan recorded the most babies named Sadia, while New Jersey, Michigan, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 93 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sadia
The name Sadia is of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic word "sa'ada," which means happiness or bliss. It is a feminine name that has been in use for centuries in various Arab and Muslim communities across the Middle East and North Africa.
The earliest recorded use of the name Sadia can be traced back to the 7th century, during the rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula. It was a popular name among Muslim families who wanted to bestow upon their daughters a name that symbolized joy and contentment.
In Islamic literature, the name Sadia is mentioned in several hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad) and Islamic texts, often used as an example of a virtuous and pious woman. One notable reference is found in the famous collection of hadith, Sahih al-Bukhari, where a woman named Sadia is praised for her devotion to her family and her faith.
Throughout history, there have been several notable women who bore the name Sadia. One of the earliest recorded examples is Sadia bint Al-Hurr, a 7th-century Arab poet and warrior from the Banu Abs tribe. She was known for her bravery and her eloquent poetry, which celebrated the valor of her tribe and the glory of the early Islamic conquests.
Another famous Sadia was Sadia Gaon, a 10th-century Jewish scholar and poet from Baghdad. She was renowned for her mastery of Hebrew poetry and her contributions to the development of Jewish liturgical literature.
In the 12th century, Sadia al-Sulamiya was a prominent Sufi mystic and scholar from Syria. She was known for her spiritual teachings and her influence on the development of Sufism in the region.
During the Ottoman Empire, Sadia Sultan was a 16th-century Ottoman princess and the daughter of Sultan Selim II. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of charitable institutions.
In more recent times, Sadia Dekkiche was a 20th-century Algerian freedom fighter and revolutionary who played a significant role in the Algerian War of Independence against French colonial rule. She was born in 1927 and was executed by the French authorities in 1957 for her participation in the resistance movement.
People
Sadia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sadia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sadia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sadia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,298 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sadia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 264,063 US residents.
Is Sadia a common name?
We classify Sadia as "Rare". It ranks above 91.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,333 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sadia most popular?
The single biggest year for Sadia was 2001, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sadia is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sadia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,681 people with the name Sadia, or 1.55 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,113 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sadia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sadia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sadia appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,679 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sadia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sadia is Asian/Pacific Islander at 67.6%. The next largest groups are Black (17.9%) and White (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sadia most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Sadia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.6% (3,163 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sadia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sadia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sadia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sadia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sadia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sadia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Sadia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.