Kadi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAH-dee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Kadi is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Kadi come from?
Greek: Estonian pet form of Katherine; also short for Kadiatou (Khadija)
Is Kadi a girl's or a boy's name?
Kadi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kadi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Kadi, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 30 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kadi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Kadi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 2 | #7,411 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,167 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Kadi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Kadi in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kadi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 34 | #3,494 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 31 | #3,487 |
| 1994 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 35 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 40 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 27 | #3,328 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
Names like Kadi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Zainab Safa Khadija Aaliyah Maya Kiara Keira Hiba Ayah Ayla Aisha
Names related to Kadi
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kadi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kadi, updated 20 October 2026.