Zadie
Zadie was the 2193rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 538th; the most babies were born in 2016 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 558 places. More babies were named Zadie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,193 girls, down 752 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,615babies recorded
Zadie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,193 | 85 |
| 2020 | #1,441 | 152 |
| 2010 | #2,385 | 80 |
| 2000 | #7,569 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #7,068 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,421 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,680 | 23 |
| 1930 | #2,304 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,549 | 29 |
| 1910 | #858 | 26 |
| 1900 | #858 | 20 |
| 1890 | #824 | 12 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zadie, counting every spelling?
Zadie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zadie?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zadie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zadie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zadie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zadie?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Zadie are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Zadie a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zadie by state
How common Zadie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Zadie
How popular is the name Zadie?
Zadie was the 2193rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 538th; the most babies were born in 2016 (174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 558 places. More babies were named Zadie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zadie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zadie in the US.
Where is Zadie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zadie was most common in Oregon (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.