How popular is the name Shadi?

966 US babies were named Shadi between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1995.

What careers are people named Shadi over-represented in?

Among notable men who are actors, Shadis show up 1.7× 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

Shadi

Q: How common is the spelling Shadi?

The most common spelling: 65% of Shadis use it.

Shadi. 966 US babies since 1940, peak 1995. Notable Shadis are 1.7× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1995

966 US babies were named Shadi between 1940 and 2025.

Shadi around the world

Sweden: 40 babies since 1998, peak 2020, No. 1,196 in 2022
France: 160 babies since 1900, peak 2022, No. 2,933 in 2025
England & Wales: 35 babies since 1996, peak 2021, No. 4,975 in 2025

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

Where Shadis end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.7×	Low · 5 people
Politician	1.0×	Low · 2 people
Journalist	1.3×	Low · 2 people
Film director	1.3×	Low · 2 people

Among notable men who are actors, Shadis show up 1.7× 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

The most common spelling: 65% of Shadis use it

Shadi 65%
Shady 35%

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

Name twins (peaked around 1995)