Given name
Sadiya
“one who is fortunate; lucky”
Sadiya is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is fortunate; lucky.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is fortunate; lucky.”
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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sadiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 508
- 0 boys · 508 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,683 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +187%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,683 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 639 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.
Sadiya’s family of names
Sadiya has a related form in Sadiyah. Sadiya has a related form in Saadiya. Sadiya has a related form in Sadiyyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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