Girl · #10,421 in 2026

Wadia

The Wadia family is a Parsi family from Surat, India, currently based in Mumbai, India. The family rose to wealth in the mid-1700s as shipbuilders serving the British East India Company as the latter established its sway over India.

Current Rank
#10,421
Peak Rank
#10,421 (1984)
Total Babies
5
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1984
First Year
1984
Last Year
1984
Peak Year
#10421
Peak Rank
5
Total Count
1
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Wadia

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

The Wadia family is a Parsi family from Surat, India, currently based in Mumbai, India. The family rose to wealth in the mid-1700s as shipbuilders serving the British East India Company as the latter established its sway over India.

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Origin & history
Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia advanced the Wadia shipbuilding dynasty in 1736, when he obtained a contract from the British East India Company for building docks and ships in Bombay (present-day Mumbai ). Although the Wadias would eventually come to be considered a Bombay family, many of them remained in Surat, where one branch of the family established a ship breaking yard (where ships are dismantled) that remains one of the largest of its kind in the world. The Wadia family has three main branches, each dealing in a particular industry: textiles, shipping, and jewelry. They have been active in a

The Story of Wadia

Wadia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 5 Wadias were born — ranking #10,421 that year. As of 2026, Wadia ranks #10,421 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Wadias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Wadia

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wadia

What does the name Wadia mean?
The Wadia family is a Parsi family from Surat, India, currently based in Mumbai, India. The family rose to wealth in the mid-1700s as shipbuilders serving the British East India Company as the latter established its sway over India.
How popular is Wadia in 2026?
In 2026, Wadia ranks #10,421 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Wadia most popular?
Wadia reached its peak popularity in 1984, ranking #10,421 that year with 5 babies given the name.
Is Wadia a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Wadia is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Wadia?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Wadia include Adreinne, Aledra, Andreamarie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Wadia

Wadia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Wadia's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #10,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Wadia'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.