Fun Facts About the Name Hadia
- 609 babies named Hadia: U.S. records list 609 babies given the name Hadia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Hadia Mean?
Hadia is an Arabic feminine name, usually understood as "guide" or "one who guides." It comes from the Arabic root h-d-y (ه-د-ي), "to guide" or "to lead to the right path," as the feminine active participle hādiyah (هادية) of the verb hadā. It is the feminine counterpart of the masculine Hadi (هادٍ), "guide."
A second explanation links the name to the related Arabic noun hadiyyah (هَدِيَّة), "gift," which is built on the same root. Because both senses grow from h-d-y, the name is occasionally glossed as "gift," but "guide" is the more common explanation of the personal name. The two are related senses of one root rather than separate origins.
Hadia Name History & Origins
Hadia belongs to the group of Arabic names formed from the root h-d-y, "to guide." Names on this root gained wide use among Muslims because al-Hādī, "the Guide," is one of the names of God in Islamic tradition, which supported the use of the masculine Hadi and feminine forms such as Hadia. As Arabic naming spread with Islam, forms of the name appeared beyond the Arabic-speaking world, including the Turkish Hadiye and the South Asian spelling Hadiya.
The Arabic name is distinct from the Ethiopian ethnonym Hadiya, the name of a people and an old kingdom in southern Ethiopia. The resemblance is coincidental; the two names belong to different languages and traditions.
How Popular is the Name Hadia?
Hadia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #4,214 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,214 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #4,490 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #5,039 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #4,953 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #5,285 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #7,695 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #4,378 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #6,348 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #5,099 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #5,511 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #6,318 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #6,067 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #7,163 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #9,292 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,417 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #6,739 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #5,275 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #6,644 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #9,185 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #7,617 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #7,260 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #8,421 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #9,930 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #6,235 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #4,884 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #8,212 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,743 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #8,191 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,136 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #12,366 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,964 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,983 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #14,041 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #13,745 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #12,466 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Hadia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You attract success and money. You are a lover of nature and do not need others for your happiness. You are self sufficient. You strive for material success and power and have business sense. You possess strong organizational abilities, can be a good manager, and executive by nature. You are capable of great achievement in business and finance. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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