How popular is the name Kadi?

954 US babies were named Kadi between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1989.

What careers are people named Kadi over-represented in?

Among notable women who are singers, Kadis show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Kadi

Kadi. 954 US babies since 1940, peak 1989. Notable Kadis are 1.5× over-represented as singers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1989

954 US babies were named Kadi between 1940 and 2025.

Kadi around the world

France: 160 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 2,218 in 2025
England & Wales: 242 babies since 1996, peak 2010, No. 5,926 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Kadis end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Singer	1.5×	Low · 4 people
Politician	1.0×	Low · 2 people
Journalist	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Writer	0.9×	Low · 1 people

Among notable women who are singers, Kadis show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 11 Kadys spell it Kadi

Kady 27%
Kadie 25%
Cady 23%
Kadi 9%
Cadie 8%
Khady 2%
Cadi 2%
Kadey 1%
Cadey 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1989)