Given name & surname · also Arabic
Fadi
“a savior”·“a courageous man”
Fadi is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a savior” and “a courageous man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a savior” and “a courageous man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and Slavic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fadi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 816
- 816 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,620 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,620 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,686 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fadi’s family of names
Fadi has a related form in Fady. Fadi has a related form in Fadea. Fadi has a related form in Fadee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Fadi
- Fadi Mohammad al-BatshPalestinian engineer and academic1983–2018
- Fadi ChehadéInformation technology executiveborn 1962
- Fadi FremLebanese politicianborn 1953
- Fadi GhandourExecutive Chairman of Wamda Group, Founder of Aramexborn 1959
- Fadi AbboudLebanese politicianborn 1955
- Fadi al-HadamiMinister of Jerusalem Affairs in the State of Palestineborn 1977
- Fadi Abou Chebelborn 1969
- Fadi Merzamartial artistborn 1978
- Freddy IbrahimJordanian-Canadian basketball playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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