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Sadie

Gender
Girl
Say it
SAY-dee
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#105 for girls
US rank, 2025
#50 for girls
Style
Big in Northern Ireland

Sadie is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “princess”. In 2025 it ranked 105th for girls in the UK (513 babies) and 50th for girls in the US (4,168 babies).

What does Sadie mean?

Hebrew: pet form of Sarah

“princess”

Originally an English pet form of Sarah, now used as an independent name.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Sadie a girl's or a boy's name?

Sadie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 513 girls in the UK and 4,168 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Sadie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
105th among girls
Babies in 2025
513 about 1 in 540 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 15% in five years
Same name in a class
2.5% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 513 girls in the UK were named Sadie, making it the 105th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 136th.

2025 had the most girls named Sadie of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Sadie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 134th in England and Wales, 59th in Scotland and 11th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 513 in 20252025
Sadie in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025513#105
2024465#117
2023498#110
2022431#131
2021415#138
2020412#136
2019438#131
2018430#141
2017424#143
2016392#156
2015361#169
2014332#181
2013402#146
2012343#166
2011361#164
2010325#183
2009318#186
2008305#197
2007311#196
2006274#206
2005321#181
2004347#169
2003354#157
2002257#181
2001213#213
2000205#233
1999157#277
1998149#287
1997197#232
1996237#198

How popular is Sadie in the US?

Rank in 2025
50th among girls
Babies in 2025
4,168 about 1 in 390 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 19% in five years
Same name in a class
3.6% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 4,168 girls in the US were named Sadie, making it the 50th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 78th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 4,871 girls.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had more girls named Sadie than any year since 2016.

Half of all the girls named Sadie in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 4,871 in 20142025
Sadie in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20254,168#50
20243,738#57
20233,597#59
20223,302#68
20213,224#78
20203,204#78
20193,164#87
20183,267#87
20173,724#71
20164,299#60
20154,763#52
20144,871#46
20134,663#49
20122,595#120
20112,598#123
20102,638#118
20092,975#111
20083,163#109
20073,178#107
20062,233#157
20051,954#174
20041,753#194
20031,707#189
20021,566#212
20011,483#215
20001,316#242
19991,089#286
19981,123#277
19971,069#274
19961,058#273
1995972#286
1994853#319
1993683#374
1992610#415
1991582#437
1990541#454
1989475#496
1988404#539
1987389#525
1986330#585
1985299#626
1984217#749
1983217#751
1982276#647
1981279#636
1980276#657
1979271#643
1978260#634
1977235#669
1976220#677
1975198#736
1974149#871
1973108#1,066
1972104#1,090
1971121#1,021
197088#1,259
196980#1,250
196882#1,196
1967102#1,020
196691#1,102
1965110#989
1964106#1,051
1963135#903
1962122#960
1961150#869
1960153#832
1959143#853
1958180#739
1957214#671
1956237#622
1955231#610
1954253#556
1953264#528
1952299#488
1951302#476
1950314#457
1949352#417
1948324#440
1947383#412
1946382#388
1945400#339
1944413#339
1943433#343
1942457#323
1941499#290
1940525#271
1939495#280
1938529#276
1937531#271
1936555#259
1935626#250
1934651#243
1933683#231
1932679#233
1931728#227
1930821#214
1929828#215
1928895#210
1927947#207
19261,028#194
19251,051#194
19241,120#193
19231,180#185
19221,263#177
19211,249#176
19201,285#174
19191,412#157
19181,453#155
19171,404#151
19161,529#133
19151,458#133
19141,296#124
19131,112#115
19121,032#114
1911806#113
1910886#100
1909749#103
1908770#96
1907771#95
1906748#92
1905750#91
1904703#92
1903683#89
1902716#89
1901676#85
1900895#84
1899705#82
1898808#77
1897757#76
1896827#72
1895829#72
1894745#73
1893706#72
1892724#71
1891617#72
1890680#69
1889664#67
1888691#68
1887519#70
1886562#68
1885514#69
1884466#71
1883425#68
1882391#72
1881366#69
1880317#74

Names like Sadie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Annie, Hallie, Elsie, Winnie, Gracie, Callie, Evie, Eliza, Frankie, Nellie, Eva, Cora

Other spellings of Sadie

Saydee, Saydie, Sadey, Sayde, Sadee, Sadi, Sadye, Saidee, Saydi

Names related to Sadie

Zadie, Sadia, Sadiya, Sade, Sadiyah, Shade

More Hebrew names

Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias

Every Hebrew name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Sadie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sadie, updated 20 October 2026.