girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Sadie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #50 Trend ↑ Rising 23%

Sadie is a feminine given name which originated as an English diminutive of the Hebrew name Sarah.

Rank 2025
#50
among girls · ↑7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
4,168
named Sadie · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 386
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
4,871 babies
All-time total
149,922
#265 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Sadie popularity over time

149,922 babies have been named Sadie since 1880, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 4,915 5 4,920 492 – #67
1890s 7,398 5 7,403 740 +50% #69
1900s 7,461 10 7,471 747 +1% #84
1910s 12,388 35 12,423 1,242 +66% #100
1920s 10,846 70 10,916 1,092 -12% #174
1930s 6,298 50 6,348 635 -42% #214
1940s 4,168 11 4,179 418 -34% #271
1950s 2,437 – 2,437 244 -42% #458
1960s 1,131 – 1,131 113 -54% #837
1970s 1,754 – 1,754 175 +55% #635
1980s 3,162 5 3,167 317 +81% #496
1990s 8,580 5 8,585 859 +171% #273
2000s 21,328 17 21,345 2,135 +149% #107
2010s 36,582 22 36,604 3,660 +71% #46
2020s (to 2025) 21,233 6 21,239 3,540 -3% #50

Where Sadie 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 4,319 2.69 #49
2027 4,451 2.77 #48
2028 4,566 2.84 #48
2029 4,667 2.90 #46
2030 4,754 2.96 #45

Where Sadie is most popular

Girls named Sadie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.22 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Vermont, and West Virginia.

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 Sadie 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
Wyoming 32 7.51 +238%
Vermont 32 6.60 +197%
West Virginia 158 6.03 +171%
Alaska 46 5.34 +140%
Mississippi 234 5.00 +125%
New Hampshire 91 4.93 +122%
Alabama 460 4.90 +120%
Kentucky 411 4.81 +116%
Maine 73 4.72 +112%
Idaho 155 4.63 +108%
Tennessee 728 4.60 +107%
Montana 62 4.58 +106%
Hawaii 52 4.54 +104%
Delaware 51 4.50 +102%
South Dakota 63 4.41 +99%
South Carolina 384 4.27 +92%
Utah 343 4.12 +85%
North Dakota 51 3.88 +75%
Rhode Island 48 3.83 +73%
Oklahoma 282 3.83 +72%
Kansas 218 3.78 +70%
North Carolina 858 3.77 +70%
Arkansas 199 3.77 +69%
Pennsylvania 869 3.68 +65%
Missouri 434 3.60 +62%
Nebraska 120 3.34 +50%
District of Columbia 39 3.29 +48%
Wisconsin 335 3.25 +46%
Virginia 552 3.24 +46%
Ohio 754 3.18 +43%
Indiana 446 3.18 +43%
Minnesota 329 3.05 +37%
Michigan 552 3.03 +36%
Iowa 177 3.03 +36%
Oregon 195 2.99 +35%
Louisiana 260 2.97 +34%
Massachusetts 356 2.94 +32%
Connecticut 171 2.94 +32%
Georgia 653 2.87 +29%
Colorado 315 2.82 +27%
Maryland 291 2.75 +24%
Washington 371 2.57 +16%
New Jersey 422 2.34 +5%
Illinois 517 2.26 ≈ national
Arizona 293 2.09 -6%
New York 808 2.04 -8%
Florida 845 1.97 -11%
Nevada 89 1.92 -14%
Texas 1,475 1.83 -17%
California 1,287 1.53 -31%
New Mexico 33 1.36 -39%

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 Sadie

Sadie is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #50 in 2025 with 4,168 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 149,922 American babies have been named Sadie. Its peak came in 2014, when 4,871 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Sadie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sadie?

The median living Sadie is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 23. An estimated 100 thousand people named Sadie are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Sadie 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 4,168 #50 – –
2024 3,738 #57 – –
2023 3,597 #59 – –
2022 3,302 #68 – –
2021 3,224 #78 6 #11,878
2020 3,204 #78 – –
2019 3,164 #87 – –
2018 3,267 #87 – –
2017 3,724 #71 – –
2016 4,299 #60 – –
2015 4,763 #52 7 #10,415
2014 4,871 #46 – –
2013 4,663 #49 10 #7,991
2012 2,595 #120 – –
2011 2,598 #123 – –
2010 2,638 #118 5 #13,877
2009 2,975 #111 6 #12,199
2008 3,163 #109 – –
2007 3,178 #107 – –
2006 2,233 #157 5 #13,638
2005 1,954 #174 – –
2004 1,753 #194 6 #11,090
2003 1,707 #190 – –
2002 1,566 #212 – –
2001 1,483 #215 – –
2000 1,316 #243 – –
1995 972 #286 – –
1990 541 #455 – –
1985 299 #627 – –
1980 276 #657 – –
1975 198 #736 – –
1970 88 #1,262 – –
1965 110 #994 – –
1960 153 #837 – –
1955 231 #611 – –
1950 314 #458 – –
1945 400 #340 – –
1940 525 #271 6 #3,409
1935 626 #250 8 #2,910
1930 821 #214 – –
1925 1,051 #194 6 #4,122
1920 1,285 #174 8 #3,446
1915 1,458 #133 6 #3,761
1910 886 #100 5 #1,802
1905 750 #91 – –
1900 895 #84 – –
1895 829 #72 5 #1,215
1890 680 #69 – –
1885 514 #69 – –
1880 317 #74 – –

Famous people named Sadie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sadie Sink Sadie Sink American actress (born 2002) Contemporary
  2. 2 Sadie Frost Sadie Frost English actress, producer, film director and fashion designer (born 1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sadie?

The median living Sadie is about 13 years old. Half of all living Sadies are between 7 and 23 years old.

How many people named Sadie are alive today?

An estimated 100 thousand people named Sadie are alive in the United States, based on 149,922 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sadie mean?

Sadie is a feminine given name which originated as an English diminutive of the Hebrew name Sarah.

How popular is the name Sadie in 2025?

Sadie ranked #50 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 4,168 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sadie?

149,922 babies have been named Sadie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sadie most popular?

Sadie peaked in 2014, when 4,871 newborns received the name.

Is Sadie a boy or girl name?

Sadie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sadie rising or falling?

Sadie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sadie become more popular?

Sadie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 4,754 girls named Sadie in 2030, which would rank around #45. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sadie?

Well-known people named Sadie include Sadie Sink (actor), Sadie Frost (actor).

Names like Sadie

Names that sound and feel close to Sadie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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