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سَعْدِيَة
Sadia
SAA-dee-ah
“Fortunate, blessed.”
About Sadia
Sadia is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "fortunate, blessed", an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Feminine form from the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'happiness, good fortune'.
Very common in Pakistani and Bangladeshi families.
Spellings of Sadia
سَعْدِيَة is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Sadiathe spelling used on this page | 8 | 70 |
| Sadiya | 8 | 45 |
| Saadia | Not listed | 45 |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Sadia is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Sadia
- What does the name Sadia mean?
- Sadia (سَعْدِيَة) means "Fortunate, blessed". Feminine form from the Arabic root س-ع-د meaning 'happiness, good fortune'.
- Is Sadia a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Sadia is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Sadia a boy or a girl name?
- Sadia is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Sadia come from?
- Sadia is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters S-ʿ-D. Very common in Pakistani and Bangladeshi families.
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