Sadie
An English pet form of Sarah, from the Hebrew Sarah, lady or noblewoman. It later came to be given in its own right rather than as a nickname.
Sadie in 2025
Sadie was given to 4,168 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 132nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 795 babies born.
The history of Sadie
Sadie reached its highest point in 2014, when 4,871 babies were given the name, ranking 139th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 95th, in 1895.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 149,922 babies have been named Sadie. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Sadie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sadie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,920 | 96 |
| 1890s | 7,403 | 95 |
| 1900s | 7,471 | 114 |
| 1910s | 12,423 | 141 |
| 1920s | 10,916 | 300 |
| 1930s | 6,348 | 390 |
| 1940s | 4,179 | 504 |
| 1950s | 2,437 | 833 |
| 1960s | 1,131 | 1,440 |
| 1970s | 1,754 | 1,131 |
| 1980s | 3,167 | 931 |
| 1990s | 8,585 | 537 |
| 2000s | 21,345 | 240 |
| 2010s | 36,604 | 139 |
| 2020s | 21,239 | 132 |
Where Sadie is heading
Sadie has fallen 13% over the past decade, from 4,770 babies in 2015 to 4,168 in 2025.
Names like Sadie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sadie.