Sadie is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sadie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sadie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sadie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sadie is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “princess, noblewoman”. a pet form of Sarah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 149,922 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 8,480 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 867 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 451 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 2,895 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 605 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sadie per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (4,871/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (387/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2025 (258/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (69/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2023 (63/yr).
Sadie has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #139 nationally (given to 5,360 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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