Fun Facts About the Name Zadi
- 11 babies named Zadi: U.S. records list 11 babies given the name Zadi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zadi Mean?
Zadi is a personal name of uncertain meaning and origin. A possible explanation treats it as Arabic: zād (زاد) means "provision" or "sustenance," especially supplies for a journey, and with the suffix -ī the form zādī (زادي) means "my provision." This is a literal phrase rather than a meaning firmly recorded for the personal name.
A similar sequence occurs in the Persian- and Urdu-derived compound Shahzadi, where zādeh means "born" or "offspring." That is a separate compound, and it does not establish the origin of Zadi as a standalone name.
Zadi Name History & Origins
The available evidence does not provide a continuous history for Zadi as a given name. In Arabic, zād is an old noun for provisions carried on a journey, and zādī is the first-person form, "my provision." The word is clear, but its use as a personal name has no well-documented line of development that can be traced here.
The zādeh element in Shahzadi belongs to Persian and Urdu naming compounds, where it means "born of" and contributes to the title "princess." That separate history does not show that Zadi developed from it. The available evidence leaves the name's personal-name history uncertain.
How Popular is the Name Zadi?
Zadi 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 2008. Its best rank was #17,446 in 2008.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #19,045 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #17,446 | 6 | 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 Zadi Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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