Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Sadie is a feminine given name which originated as an English diminutive of the Hebrew name Sarah. It has long been used as an independent name. It is also a hypocorism of Sara or Sarah, and on rare occasions a masculine nickname.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sadie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
3,729 births in 2024 puts Sadie 23% below its count from a decade earlier — a milder fall than several names nearby in this range. 2014 was the year both measures peaked together: 4,870 births, #46 nationally.
The name's own records stretch back to the dataset's 1880 start, and its total US births reach 145,728 over that span.
Stranger Things actor Sadie Sink is the standout contemporary namesake; 1940s film star Joan Leslie rounds out a short list spanning eight decades.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 317 | #74 |
| 1881 | 366 | #69 |
| 1882 | 391 | #72 |
| 1883 | 425 | #69 |
| 1884 | 466 | #71 |
| 1885 | 514 | #69 |
| 1886 | 562 | #68 |
| 1887 | 519 | #70 |
| 1888 | 691 | #69 |
| 1889 | 664 | #67 |
| 1890 | 680 | #69 |
| 1891 | 617 | #72 |
| 1892 | 724 | #71 |
| 1893 | 706 | #72 |
| 1894 | 745 | #73 |
| 1895 | 829 | #72 |
| 1896 | 827 | #72 |
| 1897 | 757 | #76 |
| 1898 | 808 | #77 |
| 1899 | 705 | #82 |
| 1900 | 895 | #84 |
| 1901 | 676 | #85 |
| 1902 | 716 | #89 |
| 1903 | 683 | #89 |
| 1904 | 703 | #92 |
| 1905 | 750 | #91 |
| 1906 | 748 | #92 |
| 1907 | 771 | #95 |
| 1908 | 770 | #96 |
| 1909 | 749 | #104 |
| 1910 | 886 | #100 |
| 1911 | 806 | #113 |
| 1912 | 1,032 | #114 |
| 1913 | 1,112 | #115 |
| 1914 | 1,296 | #124 |
| 1915 | 1,458 | #133 |
| 1916 | 1,529 | #133 |
| 1917 | 1,404 | #151 |
| 1918 | 1,453 | #155 |
| 1919 | 1,412 | #157 |
| 1920 | 1,285 | #174 |
| 1921 | 1,249 | #176 |
| 1922 | 1,263 | #177 |
| 1923 | 1,180 | #185 |
| 1924 | 1,120 | #193 |
| 1925 | 1,051 | #194 |
| 1926 | 1,028 | #194 |
| 1927 | 947 | #207 |
| 1928 | 895 | #210 |
| 1929 | 828 | #215 |
| 1930 | 821 | #214 |
| 1931 | 728 | #227 |
| 1932 | 679 | #233 |
| 1933 | 683 | #231 |
| 1934 | 651 | #244 |
| 1935 | 626 | #250 |
| 1936 | 555 | #259 |
| 1937 | 531 | #271 |
| 1938 | 529 | #276 |
| 1939 | 495 | #280 |
| 1940 | 525 | #271 |
| 1941 | 499 | #290 |
| 1942 | 457 | #323 |
| 1943 | 433 | #344 |
| 1944 | 413 | #339 |
| 1945 | 400 | #340 |
| 1946 | 382 | #389 |
| 1947 | 383 | #412 |
| 1948 | 324 | #442 |
| 1949 | 352 | #418 |
| 1950 | 314 | #458 |
| 1951 | 302 | #477 |
| 1952 | 299 | #489 |
| 1953 | 264 | #529 |
| 1954 | 253 | #559 |
| 1955 | 231 | #611 |
| 1956 | 237 | #624 |
| 1957 | 214 | #675 |
| 1958 | 180 | #746 |
| 1959 | 143 | #859 |
| 1960 | 153 | #837 |
| 1961 | 150 | #875 |
| 1962 | 122 | #964 |
| 1963 | 135 | #905 |
| 1964 | 106 | #1,059 |
| 1965 | 110 | #994 |
| 1966 | 91 | #1,110 |
| 1967 | 102 | #1,024 |
| 1968 | 82 | #1,207 |
| 1969 | 80 | #1,255 |
| 1970 | 88 | #1,262 |
| 1971 | 120 | #1,032 |
| 1972 | 104 | #1,096 |
| 1973 | 108 | #1,073 |
| 1974 | 149 | #874 |
| 1975 | 198 | #736 |
| 1976 | 220 | #677 |
| 1977 | 235 | #669 |
| 1978 | 260 | #635 |
| 1979 | 271 | #643 |
| 1980 | 276 | #657 |
| 1981 | 279 | #637 |
| 1982 | 276 | #649 |
| 1983 | 217 | #752 |
| 1984 | 217 | #749 |
| 1985 | 299 | #627 |
| 1986 | 330 | #585 |
| 1987 | 389 | #526 |
| 1988 | 404 | #540 |
| 1989 | 475 | #496 |
| 1990 | 541 | #455 |
| 1991 | 582 | #438 |
| 1992 | 610 | #416 |
| 1993 | 683 | #374 |
| 1994 | 853 | #319 |
| 1995 | 972 | #286 |
| 1996 | 1,058 | #273 |
| 1997 | 1,069 | #274 |
| 1998 | 1,123 | #277 |
| 1999 | 1,089 | #286 |
| 2000 | 1,316 | #243 |
| 2001 | 1,483 | #215 |
| 2002 | 1,566 | #212 |
| 2003 | 1,707 | #190 |
| 2004 | 1,752 | #195 |
| 2005 | 1,954 | #174 |
| 2006 | 2,231 | #157 |
| 2007 | 3,178 | #107 |
| 2008 | 3,163 | #109 |
| 2009 | 2,975 | #111 |
| 2010 | 2,638 | #118 |
| 2011 | 2,598 | #123 |
| 2012 | 2,595 | #120 |
| 2013 | 4,663 | #49 |
| 2014 | 4,870 | #46 |
| 2015 | 4,763 | #52 |
| 2016 | 4,297 | #60 |
| 2017 | 3,724 | #71 |
| 2018 | 3,267 | #87 |
| 2019 | 3,162 | #87 |
| 2020 | 3,204 | #78 |
| 2021 | 3,222 | #78 |
| 2022 | 3,301 | #68 |
| 2023 | 3,592 | #59 |
| 2024 | 3,729 | #57 |
