Hadi is a distinctive choice, ranked #438 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hadi in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#438
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About the Name Hadi
Hadi is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #494. The name has climbed 185 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hadi is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hadi in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hadi
Umar Hadi — Umar Hadi is an Indonesian diplomat who is currently serving as permanent representative to the United Nations in New York since 2025.
Prasetyo Hadi — Prasetyo Hadi is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party serving as minister of state secretariat since 2024.
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi — Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi is a Yemeni politician and former military officer who served as the second president of Yemen from 2012 until his resignation in 2022.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hadi
Unlikely. With around 89 UK babies named Hadi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hadi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hadi is at its highest recorded position — #438 in 2025, with 89 births. In 2020 it ranked #679.
Hadi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hadi include: Umar Hadi, Prasetyo Hadi and Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hadi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hadis in the wild.
89
UK babies named Hadi (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 241 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hadi
Almost certainly the only Hadi in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hadi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi is a Yemeni politician and former military officer who served as the second president of Yemen from 2012 until his resignation in 2022.
Hadi al-Amiri is an Iraqi politician and militia leader who has headed the Badr Organization, a Shia political party and paramilitary organization, since 2009.
Hadi Choopan, known by his nickname "The Persian Wolf", is an Iranian professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League.