Sadie
Sadie was the 50th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 4,168 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 46th with 4,871 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2 places. More babies were named Sadie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Sarah · English
Say it SAY-dee /ˈseɪdi/
- Rank in 2025
- #50 girls, up 28 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 4,168girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20144,871 babies
- Total since 1880
- 149,922babies recorded
What does the name Sadie mean?
Sadie is an English pet form of Sarah. Wiktionary notes that it was also popular as a full name in its own right in the 19th century. Its meaning is that of Sarah.
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sadie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 241 since 1889.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #50 | 4,168 |
| 2020 | #78 | 3,204 |
| 2010 | #118 | 2,638 |
| 2000 | #243 | 1,316 |
| 1990 | #455 | 541 |
| 1980 | #657 | 276 |
| 1970 | #1,262 | 88 |
| 1960 | #837 | 153 |
| 1950 | #458 | 314 |
| 1940 | #271 | 525 |
| 1930 | #214 | 821 |
| 1920 | #174 | 1,285 |
| 1910 | #100 | 886 |
| 1900 | #84 | 895 |
| 1890 | #69 | 680 |
| 1880 | #74 | 317 |
How popular is Sadie, counting every spelling?
Sadie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #64 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #50 for Sadie on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,190 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie | 4,168 | #50 | 18,029 |
| Sadee | 7 | #12,941 | 63 |
| Sadi | 7 | #12,942 | 39 |
| Sadey | 8 | #11,740 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sadie?
4,168 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sadie (1.16 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sadie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 46. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sadie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sadie?
About 98,300 people born in the US named Sadie are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Sadie mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sadie by state
How common Sadie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wyoming (3.4×), Vermont (3.0×), West Virginia (2.7×), Alaska (2.4×), Mississippi (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Mexico, California, Texas.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sadie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sadie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Sadie · Sibling names for Sadie
Sadie is also a nickname for Sarah.
Questions about the name Sadie
What does Sadie mean?
Sadie means “pet form of Sarah” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Sadie?
Sadie was the 50th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 4,168 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 46th with 4,871 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2 places. More babies were named Sadie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sadie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sadie in the US.
Where is Sadie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sadie was most common in Wyoming (7.51 per 1,000 girls), followed by Vermont and West Virginia.