| Sadia | Husna | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fortunate, blessed with happiness | Most beautiful |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | sah-DEE-ah | HUUS-nuh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (55) | 2023 (61) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sadia | Husna |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 157 | 303 |
| 2010s | 251 | 305 |
| 2000s | 397 | 119 |
| 1990s | 319 | 38 |
| 1980s | 182 | 0 |
| 1970s | 60 | 0 |
Sadia (سعدية, sa'diyya) comes from the Arabic root s-'-d ('happiness, good fortune', as in sa'ada) and means 'fortunate, lucky, blessed with happiness'. Also transliterated Saadia, Sadiya or Saadiya.
From Arabic حسنى (ḥusnā), the feminine/superlative built on husn 'beauty' (root ḥ-s-n). Means 'most beautiful' or 'what is best/most beautiful'.
Sadia and Husna are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Sadia means Fortunate, blessed with happiness (arabic origin), while Husna means Most beautiful (arabic origin).
In US records, Sadia first appears in 0 and Husna in 0, so Sadia has the longer recorded history.