Shadi
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Shadi
Shadi is a name with cross-cultural origins, used for both males and females though more traditionally masculine in its original contexts. In Persian, Shadi (شادی) means 'happiness' or 'joy,' making it a name with an inherently positive meaning. In Arabic usage, it can be related to the word meaning 'singer' or from 'shadw' meaning 'to sing' or 'to chant.' As a feminine name in Western contexts, Shadi has remained relatively uncommon, appealing to parents seeking cross-cultural names with meaningful associations. The name's simplicity, with just two syllables, makes it easily pronounceable across language barriers, while its joyful meaning gives it universal appeal. Shadi represents cultural diversity while carrying associations with happiness and artistic expression.
Shadi is also given to boys, where it ranks #9575 in the US.
Pronounced SHAH-dee.
As of October 2026, Shadi ranked #9575 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2008 in 1983.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Shadi on lists
Famous Shadis
- A Persian girls' name meaning 'happiness'. AlsoGirl
an Arabic boys' name meaning 'singer'.
- Shadi Hamid (male)Girl
Director of research for the Brookings Doha Centre
- Shadi Ghadirian (female)Girl
A Tehran,based photographer who depicts women's lives and roles in Iran
- Shadi Abdel Salam (male)Girl
An Egyptian film director, screenwriter and costume and set designer
- Shadi Nadmi Abu Hash'hash (male)Girl
A Jordanian football player
- Shadi Abdalla (male)Girl
An associate of Musab al Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, and one who knows some of al Qaeda's most important Afghan training camps
- Shadi Abu Dib (male)Girl
An Israeli Arab footballer
- Shadi A. Karam (male)Girl
a specialist in the restructuring of distressed companies and banks
- Shadi Beg (male)Girl
Khan of the Golden Horde (1399,1407) and a son of Timur,Malik
- Shadi Bartsch (female)Girl
an American academic
- Shadi Ghosheh (male)Girl
A Tunisian,Italian football player who plays for Bassano Virtus
- Shadi Jamil (male)Girl
A Syrian singer
- Shadi KhanGirl
Governor of Mughal emperor Akbar at Kandahar, Afghanistan, at the start of the 17th century
- Shadi Paridar (female)Girl
An Iranian chess Woman Grandmaster
- Shadi Petosky (female)Girl
An American comics author, designer, and television animator
- Shadi Sadr (female)Girl
An Iranian lawyer, journalist, and a notable Iranian woman's rights activist.
- Shadi Shaban (male)Girl
An Israeli football player who plays for Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon.
- Shadi Sukiya (male)Girl
A Palestinian who was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces in International Solidarity Movement (ISM)'s Jenin office on March 27, 2003.
- Shadi Talaat (male)Girl
An Egyptian sabre fencer
- Shadi Taha (male)Girl
An Egyptian,American activist who returned to Egypt during the Arab Spring
- Shadi TolouiGirl
Wallace (female), A Persian,Australian Baha'i singer,songwriter
Shadi in pop culture
- Shadi (male)Girl
a character on the Japanese anime series "Yu,Gi,Oh"
- "Shadi Aur Tum Say?"Girl
A Pakistani tv show directed by Uzma Nadeem
- ShadiGirl
A Pakistani stage drama
- JuyGirl
ye Shadi, village in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
- Shadi TownshipGirl
Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China
- ShadiGirl
Jiangxi, town in Gan County, Jiangxi, China
- ShadiGirl
Iran, village in Taybad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Chak ShadiGirl
village of Jhelum District in Punjab, Pakistan
- ShadiGirl
fishing port of Shangchuan Island in Guangdong, China
- ShadiGirl
Bratz doll character