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The first name Sadie

A girl’s name.

Pronounced /ˈseɪdi/ 2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A diminutive of the female given name Sarah. Also a popular formal given name in the 19th century.

Sadie is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 367 girls were named Sadie, making it the 134th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 387 births (#129).

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8,818
babies named Sadie, 1996–2025
#134
rank in 2025
2023
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sadie with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Sadie at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 4,168 girls born in the United States were named Sadie, the 50th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 4,871 were.

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149,922
babies named Sadie since 1880
#50
rank in 2025
2014
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames and spellings

Other spellings and forms

  • Sadeigh

Famous people named Sadie

11 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Sadie Frost
    English actress and producer, born 1965
  • Sadie Stanley
    American actress and singer, born 2001
  • Sadie Plant
    British writer (born 1964)
  • Sadie Sandler
    American actress (born 2006)
  • Sadie Maubet Bjornsen
    American cross-country skier, born 1989
  • Sadie Calvano
    American actress (born 1997)
  • Sadie Alexandru
    American actress, born 1977
  • Sadie Robertson
    American television personality, born 1997
  • Sadie Dupuis
    American musician, born 1989
  • Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander
    First African-American to earn a Ph.D. in economics in the United States, 1898–1989
  • Joan Leslie
    American actress (1925-2015)

Questions

How popular is the name Sadie?
In 2025, 367 girls born in England and Wales were named Sadie, ranking 134th. Its peak was 2023, with 387 births.
Is Sadie a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 149,922 US babies named Sadie since 1880 were girls.
When was Sadie most popular?
2014 in the United States, when 4,871 babies were named Sadie, its highest rank at 46th.
How do you pronounce Sadie?
Sadie is /ˈseɪdi/, 2 syllables.
What are other spellings of Sadie?
Sadeigh.