Jadzia
Jadwiga is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old Germanic feminine given name Hedwig, which is compounded from hadu ('battle') and wig ('fight').
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Jadzia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jadwiga is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old Germanic feminine given name Hedwig, which is compounded from hadu ('battle') and wig ('fight').
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Jadzia
Jadzia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1994, with 17 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 34 births, good for #3,569 nationwide. About 30% of every Jadzia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jadzia ranks #6,850 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 665 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jadzia
Jadzia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 665 births in the dataset. Jadzia's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #3,357. Use the chart and map above to compare Jadzia'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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