Fady
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FAH-dee
- Origin
- Arabic
Fady is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “redeemer, saviour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fady mean?
Arabic: spelling of Fadi
“redeemer, saviour”
Used by both Muslim and Christian Arab families; Arab Christians also use al-Fadi as a title of Jesus.
Meaning borrowed from Fadi.
Is Fady a girl's or a boy's name?
Fady is a boys' name.
How popular is Fady in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Fady in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fady in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
Names like Fady
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Kody Keegan Brayden Rowdy Finn Aiden Kayden Finnegan Brennan Declan Cody
Names related to Fady
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fady: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fady, updated 20 October 2026.