Given name
Hadiya
“a gift from God; a righteous woman”
Hadiya is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “a gift from God; a righteous woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a gift from God; a righteous woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hadiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 979
- 0 boys · 979 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,919 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,919 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 49 in 2018. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 785 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.
Hadiya’s family of names
Hadiya has a related form in Hadiyah. Hadiya has a related form in Haadiya. Hadiya has a related form in Haadiyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hadiya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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