The baby name Badi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-dee (IPA: /ˈbɑːdi/); Arabic: Badīʿ [baˈdiːʕ].
Badi is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Badi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAH-dee (IPA: /ˈbɑːdi/); Arabic: Badīʿ [baˈdiːʕ].
Badi is Arabic in Origin.
From Arabic Badīʿ (root b-d-ʿ), Badi means “unique, incomparable, wondrous,” and by extension “originator, innovator.” As Al‑Badiʿ, “the Originator,” it appears among the 99 Names of God in Islam, which has made the given name popular across Arabic- and Persian-speaking communities and in Urdu. The name occurs in classical literature - compare the honorific Badīʿ al‑Zamān (“wonder of the age”) - and it was borne by the 19th‑century Bahá’í figure Badí‘, celebrated for his steadfastness.
Variants include Badi, Badi’, Badee, Badie, and Badii; Turkish Bedi reflects the same Arabic root. Feminine forms are Badia/Badiaa (Badīʿa). Related compounds include Badiuzzaman/Badīʿ al‑Zamān. Usage today spans the Middle East, North Africa, Iran, and the diaspora, with a modern appeal through its concise form and uplifting meaning. Approximate pronunciation is ba-DEE (with a brief glottal stop at the end in Arabic).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 2026 | #18 | 2 | 644 | |
| South Korea | Boys | 2026 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| Maldives | Girls | 2026 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| Indonesia | 2026 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| Malta | 2026 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| Sudan | 2026 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| Oman | 2026 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| Kuwait | 2026 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| Indonesia | Boys | 2026 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| Jordan | 2026 | #136 | 5 | 2,158 | |
| Brunei | Boys | 2026 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| Botswana | Girls | 2026 | #148 | 4 | 4,216 |
| Botswana | Boys | 2026 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| Hungary | Boys | 2026 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #176 | 2 | 1,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2026 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| Slovenia | Boys | 2026 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| Bulgaria | Boys | 2026 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| Luxembourg | Boys | 2026 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| Hungary | Girls | 2026 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| Albania | Girls | 2026 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| Angola | Boys | 2026 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| Portugal | 2026 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| Taiwan | Boys | 2026 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| Israel | 2026 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2026 | #286 | 10 | 10,560 | |
| Kazakhstan | Boys | 2026 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| Albania | Boys | 2026 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| Japan | Boys | 2026 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Peru | 2026 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| Denmark | Boys | 2026 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| Jordan | Boys | 2026 | #333 | 45 | 7,057 |
| Poland | Boys | 2026 | #335 | 6 | 6,459 |
| Ghana | Girls | 2026 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| Jordan | Girls | 2026 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| Czechia | Girls | 2026 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| Ghana | Boys | 2026 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| Algeria | 2026 | #362 | 1,764 | 20,130 | |
| Mauritius | Boys | 2026 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| Yemen | 2026 | #371 | 11 | 8,639 | |
| Portugal | Boys | 2026 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2015 | #404 | 3 | 2,851 |
| Bangladesh | Girls | 2026 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| Bolivia | 2026 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| Philippines | Boys | 2026 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Oman | Girls | 2026 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| Philippines | Girls | 2026 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| Sudan | Boys | 2026 | #432 | 14 | 10,523 |
| South Africa | 2026 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| Guatemala | Boys | 2026 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| Costa Rica | Boys | 2026 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| Libya | 2026 | #515 | 21 | 12,703 | |
| Russia | Boys | 2026 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| Iraq | Girls | 2026 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| Russia | Girls | 2026 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| Iran | Girls | 2026 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| Palestine | Boys | 2026 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| Iran | Boys | 2026 | #557 | 9 | 10,162 |
| Kuwait | Girls | 2026 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| Cameroon | Girls | 2026 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| Bangladesh | Boys | 2026 | #565 | 12 | 10,045 |
| Cameroon | Boys | 2026 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| Bahrain | 2026 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| Tunisia | 2026 | #584 | 266 | 13,765 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Girls | 2026 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| Israel | Boys | 2026 | #595 | 13 | 10,983 |
| Bolivia | Boys | 2026 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| Morocco | 2026 | #623 | 630 | 20,986 | |
| Argentina | Girls | 2026 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| Lebanon | 2026 | #630 | 29 | 13,263 | |
| Singapore | Girls | 2026 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| India | Girls | 2026 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Iraq | Boys | 2026 | #654 | 14 | 13,071 |
| Qatar | Boys | 2026 | #687 | 21 | 18,093 |
| Syria | 2026 | #688 | 41 | 11,684 | |
| Chile | Boys | 2026 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Singapore | Boys | 2026 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| Kuwait | Boys | 2026 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| Brazil | Boys | 2026 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Nigeria | Girls | 2026 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| Oman | Boys | 2026 | #859 | 23 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2016 | #893 | 5 | 7,365 |
| Spain | Boys | 2026 | #917 | 14 | 5,610 |
| Egypt | Boys | 2026 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| Saudi Arabia | Girls | 2026 | #919 | 17 | 25,931 |
| Peru | Boys | 2026 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 2026 | #935 | 18 | 5,697 |
| Nigeria | Boys | 2026 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Girls | 2026 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| Colombia | Boys | 2026 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| India | Boys | 2026 | #983 | 19 | 16,750 |
| Brazil | Girls | 2026 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| Peru | Girls | 2026 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| Mexico | Boys | 2026 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| United Arab Emirates | Boys | 2026 | #1,037 | 56 | 22,615 |
| Malaysia | Boys | 2026 | #1,064 | 48 | 25,439 |
| Malaysia | Girls | 2026 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| Turkey | 2026 | #1,160 | 52 | 19,440 | |
| South Africa | Boys | 2026 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| South Africa | Girls | 2026 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| Mexico | Girls | 2026 | #1,262 | 6 | 17,781 |
| Saudi Arabia | Boys | 2026 | #1,345 | 270 | 28,008 |
| Italy | Boys | 2026 | #1,409 | 63 | 10,046 |
| Italy | Girls | 2026 | #1,429 | 18 | 9,415 |
Badi is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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