Amadi
Amedi or Amadiye is a town in the Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley.
- Igbo
- Yoruba
Meaning & Origin of Amadi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amedi or Amadiye is a town in the Duhok Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Igbo
- Yoruba
Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Amadi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Amadi as a girl name dates back to 1992, when 7 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Amadi — #7,041 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Amadis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 214 Amadis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Amadi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 24 births, good for #4,301 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Amadis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,701 among boy names with 21 births, rising sharply (+138% over the past five years). In total, more than 265 Amadis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Amadi
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- David Alroy (12th century), Jewish messiah claimant
- Sayf ad-Din Mashtub (1130-1192) Kurdish Emir and military commandeur of the Ayyubid Sultanate
- Ali Kurdi Maqtul (died 1519) sufi shaykh and alim
- Ismat T. Kittani (1929-2001), politician
- Tahsin Taha (1941–1995), singer
- Ali Tatar (born 1968), politician
- Nizar Amidi (born 1968), politician and President of Iraq
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About the name Amadi
Amadi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 265 births in the dataset. Amadi's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,301. Use the chart and map above to compare Amadi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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