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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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).
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.
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 FrostEnglish actress and producer, born 1965
- Sadie StanleyAmerican actress and singer, born 2001
- Sadie PlantBritish writer (born 1964)
- Sadie SandlerAmerican actress (born 2006)
- Sadie Maubet BjornsenAmerican cross-country skier, born 1989
- Sadie CalvanoAmerican actress (born 1997)
- Sadie AlexandruAmerican actress, born 1977
- Sadie RobertsonAmerican television personality, born 1997
- Sadie DupuisAmerican musician, born 1989
- Sadie Tanner Mossell AlexanderFirst African-American to earn a Ph.D. in economics in the United States, 1898–1989
- Joan LeslieAmerican 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.