girls' name ★ peaked 1986

Sade

Meaning Sade is a given name and a surname Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,058 Trend ↑ Rising 26%

Sade is a given name and a surname.

Rank 2025
#2,058
among girls · ↑112 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
100
named Sade · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,470
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1986
1,259 babies
All-time total
10,102
#1,671 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Sade popularity over time

10,102 babies have been named Sade since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 3,474 54 3,528 353 – #213
1990s 3,295 15 3,310 331 -6% #475
2000s 1,914 11 1,925 193 -42% #788
2010s 782 12 794 79 -59% #1,815
2020s (to 2025) 516 29 545 91 +14% #2,058

Where Sade is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 96 0.06 outside top 500
2027 99 0.06 outside top 500
2028 101 0.06 outside top 500
2029 104 0.06 outside top 500
2030 106 0.07 outside top 500

Where Sade is most popular

Girls named Sade per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.055 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, New York, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sade born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 22 0.097 +77%
New York 36 0.091 +66%
Florida 35 0.082 +50%
Virginia 13 0.076 +40%
California 61 0.073 +33%
Texas 47 0.058 +7%
Arizona 5 0.036 -35%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -42%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -49%
Michigan 5 0.027 -50%
Ohio 6 0.025 -54%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sade

Sade is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,058 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 10,102 American babies have been named Sade. Its peak came in 1986, when 1,259 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sade stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sade?

The median living Sade is about 32 years old; half are between 22 and 37. An estimated 9,900 people named Sade are alive in the United States today.

median 32 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sade year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 92 #2,058 8 #9,548
2024 88 #2,170 6 #12,094
2023 85 #2,224 9 #8,799
2022 87 #2,188 – –
2021 91 #2,100 6 #11,877
2020 73 #2,414 – –
2019 67 #2,627 6 #11,878
2018 76 #2,401 – –
2017 70 #2,540 – –
2016 50 #3,270 – –
2015 69 #2,616 – –
2014 67 #2,644 6 #11,854
2013 78 #2,362 – –
2012 86 #2,203 – –
2011 106 #1,895 – –
2010 113 #1,815 – –
2009 128 #1,724 6 #12,198
2008 132 #1,700 – –
2007 146 #1,558 – –
2006 158 #1,435 – –
2005 185 #1,235 – –
2004 213 #1,081 5 #12,872
2003 206 #1,077 – –
2002 245 #914 – –
2001 300 #788 – –
2000 201 #1,045 – –
1995 374 #601 – –
1990 407 #571 – –
1985 393 #513 8 #5,062
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sade, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sade?

The median living Sade is about 32 years old. Half of all living Sades are between 22 and 37 years old.

How many people named Sade are alive today?

An estimated 9,900 people named Sade are alive in the United States, based on 10,102 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sade mean?

Sade is a given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Sade in 2025?

Sade ranked #2,058 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sade?

10,102 babies have been named Sade in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sade most popular?

Sade peaked in 1986, when 1,259 newborns received the name.

Is Sade a boy or girl name?

Sade is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sade rising or falling?

Sade is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sade become more popular?

Sade is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 106 girls named Sade in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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