Hadi
Hadi or Hady is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, meaning "leader" or "guide". Al-Hadi is one of the names of God in Islam. It is derived from the Arabic triconsonantal root ه د ي; also present in hidayah.
Meaning & Origin of Hadi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hadi or Hady is an Arabic masculine given name and surname, meaning "leader" or "guide". Al-Hadi is one of the names of God in Islam. It is derived from the Arabic triconsonantal root ه د ي; also present in hidayah.
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The Story of Hadi
Hadi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 112 Hadis were born — ranking #1,520 that year. As of 2026, Hadi ranks #1,572 for baby boys with 111 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 3K Hadis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hadi
Hadi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Hadi's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,509. Use the chart and map above to compare Hadi'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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