Girl nameCurrently #57 in the USSteady
Sadie
SAY-dee//ˈseɪdi//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20145 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
Princess (dim. of Sarah)
Sadie began as an affectionate diminutive of Sarah, itself Hebrew for 'princess', but has been used as a stand-alone name since the 19th century. Fashionable then and again now, it has a warm, old-fashioned charm that fits the current vintage-name revival.
Sadie's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Sadie |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 317 |
| 1881 | 366 |
| 1882 | 391 |
| 1883 | 425 |
| 1884 | 466 |
| 1885 | 514 |
| 1886 | 562 |
| 1887 | 519 |
| 1888 | 691 |
| 1889 | 669 |
| 1890 | 680 |
| 1891 | 617 |
| 1892 | 724 |
| 1893 | 706 |
| 1894 | 745 |
| 1895 | 834 |
| 1896 | 827 |
| 1897 | 757 |
| 1898 | 808 |
| 1899 | 705 |
| 1900 | 895 |
| 1901 | 676 |
| 1902 | 716 |
| 1903 | 688 |
| 1904 | 708 |
| 1905 | 750 |
| 1906 | 748 |
| 1907 | 771 |
| 1908 | 770 |
| 1909 | 749 |
| 1910 | 891 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1912 | 1,039 |
| 1913 | 1,112 |
| 1914 | 1,303 |
| 1915 | 1,464 |
| 1916 | 1,534 |
| 1917 | 1,404 |
| 1918 | 1,458 |
| 1919 | 1,412 |
| 1920 | 1,293 |
| 1921 | 1,255 |
| 1922 | 1,271 |
| 1923 | 1,180 |
| 1924 | 1,128 |
| 1925 | 1,057 |
| 1926 | 1,039 |
| 1927 | 956 |
| 1928 | 900 |
| 1929 | 837 |
| 1930 | 821 |
| 1931 | 734 |
| 1932 | 685 |
| 1933 | 689 |
| 1934 | 657 |
| 1935 | 634 |
| 1936 | 562 |
| 1937 | 537 |
| 1938 | 534 |
| 1939 | 495 |
| 1940 | 531 |
| 1941 | 504 |
| 1942 | 457 |
| 1943 | 433 |
| 1944 | 413 |
| 1945 | 400 |
| 1946 | 382 |
| 1947 | 383 |
| 1948 | 324 |
| 1949 | 352 |
| 1950 | 314 |
| 1951 | 302 |
| 1952 | 299 |
| 1953 | 264 |
| 1954 | 253 |
| 1955 | 231 |
| 1956 | 237 |
| 1957 | 214 |
| 1958 | 180 |
| 1959 | 143 |
| 1960 | 153 |
| 1961 | 150 |
| 1962 | 122 |
| 1963 | 135 |
| 1964 | 106 |
| 1965 | 110 |
| 1966 | 91 |
| 1967 | 102 |
| 1968 | 82 |
| 1969 | 80 |
| 1970 | 88 |
| 1971 | 120 |
| 1972 | 104 |
| 1973 | 108 |
| 1974 | 149 |
| 1975 | 198 |
| 1976 | 220 |
| 1977 | 235 |
| 1978 | 260 |
| 1979 | 271 |
| 1980 | 276 |
| 1981 | 279 |
| 1982 | 276 |
| 1983 | 217 |
| 1984 | 217 |
| 1985 | 299 |
| 1986 | 330 |
| 1987 | 389 |
| 1988 | 409 |
| 1989 | 475 |
| 1990 | 541 |
| 1991 | 582 |
| 1992 | 610 |
| 1993 | 683 |
| 1994 | 853 |
| 1995 | 972 |
| 1996 | 1,058 |
| 1997 | 1,074 |
| 1998 | 1,123 |
| 1999 | 1,089 |
| 2000 | 1,316 |
| 2001 | 1,483 |
| 2002 | 1,566 |
| 2003 | 1,707 |
| 2004 | 1,758 |
| 2005 | 1,954 |
| 2006 | 2,236 |
| 2007 | 3,178 |
| 2008 | 3,163 |
| 2009 | 2,981 |
| 2010 | 2,643 |
| 2011 | 2,598 |
| 2012 | 2,595 |
| 2013 | 4,673 |
| 2014 | 4,870 |
| 2015 | 4,770 |
| 2016 | 4,297 |
| 2017 | 3,724 |
| 2018 | 3,267 |
| 2019 | 3,162 |
| 2020 | 3,204 |
| 2021 | 3,228 |
| 2022 | 3,301 |
| 2023 | 3,592 |
| 2024 | 3,729 |
Sadie through the decades
- Sadie peaked in 2014, when 4,870 babies were named Sadie in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Sadie has risen 17% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Sadie currently ranks #57 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Sadie
Variants & spellings
Sadye
Famous people named Sadie
- Sadie Sink — actress