Cardi
Cardi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:Beatrice de Cardi (1914–2016), British archaeologist Lodovico Cardi (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect better known as Cigoli Ezio Cardi, Italian cyclist
Meaning & Origin of Cardi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cardi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:Beatrice de Cardi (1914–2016), British archaeologist Lodovico Cardi (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect better known as Cigoli Ezio Cardi, Italian cyclist
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The Story of Cardi
Cardi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2018, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 9 Cardis were born — ranking #10,243 that year. As of 2026, Cardi ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Cardis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cardi
Cardi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Cardi's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #10,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Cardi'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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