Hadi
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning guide or leader.
Babies a year
89
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#438
89 babies · up from #494
Hadi by the numbers
In 2025, 89 babies in England and Wales were named Hadi. In the US, 84 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 105 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hadi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Harilion; variant of Harih, a name for Vishnu54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Haadiguide or leader30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hanihappy, joyful14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hamdipraiseworthy; laudable20 in the US (2017)
- Hadyguide or leader; a form of Hadi5 in the US (2017)
- Hajione who has made the pilgrimage to mecca5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a leader
Like Hadi, each of these has a leader in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Amirprince or commander2,620 in the US (2017)
- Dukeduke, leader of a region520 in the US (2017)
- Haroldarmy ruler, leader of warriors285 in the US (2017)
- Ameercommander, prince279 in the US (2017)
- Cedricbattle leader; a form of Cerdic207 in the US (2017)
- Emircommander, prince, or leader75 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Hadi
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