Sadie
#50 for girls in 2025, 4,168 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #10,799
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2014 · 4,871 births
- Debut · girls
- 317 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 43 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 149,681since 1880
Sadie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #50 | 4,168 | — | |
| 2024 | #57 | 3,738 | — | |
| 2023 | #59 | 3,597 | — | |
| 2022 | #68 | 3,302 | — | |
| 2021 | #78 | 3,224 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #78 | 3,204 | — | |
| 2019 | #87 | 3,164 | — | |
| 2018 | #87 | 3,267 | — | |
| 2017 | #71 | 3,724 | — | |
| 2016 | #60 | 4,299 | — | |
| 2015 | #52 | 4,763 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #46 | 4,871 | — | |
| 2013 | #49 | 4,663 | #7,537 | 10 |
| 2012 | #120 | 2,595 | — | |
| 2011 | #123 | 2,598 | — | |
| 2010 | #118 | 2,638 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #111 | 2,975 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #109 | 3,163 | — | |
| 2007 | #107 | 3,178 | — | |
| 2006 | #157 | 2,233 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #174 | 1,954 | — | |
| 2004 | #194 | 1,753 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #189 | 1,707 | — | |
| 2002 | #212 | 1,566 | — | |
| 2001 | #215 | 1,483 | — | |
| 2000 | #242 | 1,316 | — | |
| 1999 | #286 | 1,089 | — | |
| 1998 | #277 | 1,123 | — | |
| 1997 | #274 | 1,069 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #273 | 1,058 | — | |
| 1995 | #286 | 972 | — | |
| 1994 | #319 | 853 | — | |
| 1993 | #374 | 683 | — | |
| 1992 | #415 | 610 | — | |
| 1991 | #437 | 582 | — | |
| 1990 | #455 | 541 | — | |
| 1989 | #496 | 475 | — | |
| 1988 | #539 | 404 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #525 | 389 | — | |
| 1986 | #585 | 330 | — | |
| 1985 | #626 | 299 | — | |
| 1984 | #749 | 217 | — | |
| 1983 | #751 | 217 | — | |
| 1982 | #647 | 276 | — | |
| 1981 | #636 | 279 | — | |
| 1980 | #657 | 276 | — | |
| 1979 | #643 | 271 | — | |
| 1978 | #634 | 260 | — | |
| 1977 | #669 | 235 | — | |
| 1976 | #677 | 220 | — | |
| 1975 | #736 | 198 | — | |
| 1974 | #871 | 149 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,066 | 108 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,090 | 104 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,021 | 121 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,259 | 88 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,250 | 80 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,196 | 82 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,020 | 102 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,102 | 91 | — | |
| 1965 | #989 | 110 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,051 | 106 | — | |
| 1963 | #903 | 135 | — | |
| 1962 | #960 | 122 | — | |
| 1961 | #869 | 150 | — | |
| 1960 | #832 | 153 | — | |
| 1959 | #854 | 143 | — | |
| 1958 | #740 | 180 | — | |
| 1957 | #672 | 214 | — | |
| 1956 | #623 | 237 | — | |
| 1955 | #611 | 231 | — | |
| 1954 | #557 | 253 | — | |
| 1953 | #529 | 264 | — | |
| 1952 | #489 | 299 | — | |
| 1951 | #477 | 302 | — | |
| 1950 | #458 | 314 | — | |
| 1949 | #418 | 352 | — | |
| 1948 | #440 | 324 | — | |
| 1947 | #412 | 383 | — | |
| 1946 | #388 | 382 | — | |
| 1945 | #339 | 400 | — | |
| 1944 | #339 | 413 | — | |
| 1943 | #343 | 433 | — | |
| 1942 | #323 | 457 | — | |
| 1941 | #290 | 499 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #271 | 525 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #280 | 495 | — | |
| 1938 | #276 | 529 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #271 | 531 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #259 | 555 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #250 | 626 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #243 | 651 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #231 | 683 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #233 | 679 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #227 | 728 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #214 | 821 | — | |
| 1929 | #215 | 828 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #210 | 895 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #207 | 947 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #194 | 1,028 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #194 | 1,051 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #193 | 1,120 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #185 | 1,180 | — | |
| 1922 | #177 | 1,263 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #176 | 1,249 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #174 | 1,285 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #157 | 1,412 | — | |
| 1918 | #155 | 1,453 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #151 | 1,404 | — | |
| 1916 | #133 | 1,529 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #133 | 1,458 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #124 | 1,296 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #115 | 1,112 | — | |
| 1912 | #114 | 1,032 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #113 | 806 | — | |
| 1910 | #100 | 886 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #103 | 749 | — | |
| 1908 | #96 | 770 | — | |
| 1907 | #95 | 771 | — | |
| 1906 | #92 | 748 | — | |
| 1905 | #91 | 750 | — | |
| 1904 | #92 | 703 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #89 | 683 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #89 | 716 | — | |
| 1901 | #85 | 676 | — | |
| 1900 | #84 | 895 | — | |
| 1899 | #82 | 705 | — | |
| 1898 | #77 | 808 | — | |
| 1897 | #76 | 757 | — | |
| 1896 | #72 | 827 | — | |
| 1895 | #72 | 829 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #73 | 745 | — | |
| 1893 | #72 | 706 | — | |
| 1892 | #71 | 724 | — | |
| 1891 | #72 | 617 | — | |
| 1890 | #69 | 680 | — | |
| 1889 | #67 | 664 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #68 | 691 | — | |
| 1887 | #70 | 519 | — | |
| 1886 | #68 | 562 | — | |
| 1885 | #69 | 514 | — | |
| 1884 | #71 | 466 | — | |
| 1883 | #68 | 425 | — | |
| 1882 | #72 | 391 | — | |
| 1881 | #69 | 366 | — | |
| 1880 | #74 | 317 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sadie was already there! It came in at #74, and was given to 317 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1970, when fewer than 120 girls a year got the name.
Where Sadie is popular in 1922
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#81 · 1 in 286
- South Carolina#86 · 1 in 314
- Mississippi#99 · 1 in 370
- Virginia#112 · 1 in 465
- Alabama#113 · 1 in 468
Best ever in a state: #11 in Wyoming, 2013.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #81 | 135 | 1 in 286 |
| South Carolina | #86 | 79 | 1 in 314 |
| Mississippi | #99 | 61 | 1 in 370 |
| Virginia | #112 | 62 | 1 in 465 |
| Alabama | #113 | 67 | 1 in 468 |
| Arkansas | #115 | 45 | 1 in 460 |
| New Mexico | #116 | 9 | 1 in 474 |
| Louisiana | #118 | 51 | 1 in 464 |
| West Virginia | #124 | 33 | 1 in 601 |
| Georgia | #129 | 66 | 1 in 566 |
| Tennessee | #129 | 51 | 1 in 553 |
| New Jersey | #138 | 39 | 1 in 794 |
| New York | #139 | 134 | 1 in 738 |
| Florida | #153 | 18 | 1 in 647 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 9 | 1 in 724 |
| Maryland | #175 | 12 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Massachusetts | #181 | 25 | 1 in 1,417 |
| Pennsylvania | #181 | 70 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Maine | #190 | 7 | 1 in 979 |
| Connecticut | #196 | 8 | 1 in 1,604 |
| Kentucky | #197 | 28 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Michigan | #199 | 26 | 1 in 1,423 |
| North Dakota | #209 | 5 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Colorado | #224 | 7 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Nebraska | #228 | 9 | 1 in 1,376 |
| Ohio | #232 | 27 | 1 in 2,020 |
| California | #237 | 18 | 1 in 1,718 |
| Illinois | #260 | 24 | 1 in 2,433 |
| Iowa | #265 | 10 | 1 in 2,189 |
| Texas | #268 | 43 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Oklahoma | #278 | 15 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Missouri | #280 | 14 | 1 in 2,184 |
| Kansas | #298 | 7 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Wisconsin | #308 | 7 | 1 in 3,516 |
| Minnesota | #314 | 7 | 1 in 3,310 |
| Indiana | #331 | 7 | 1 in 3,762 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sadie
- 7 spots since 2024 (#57 → #50)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#78 → #50)
- 2 spots since 2015 (#52 → #50)
- Biggest jump: 195 spots in 1974 (#1,066 → #871)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1964 (#903 → #1,051)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2014 at #46 (4,871 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1880–1908
- Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1880–1963
- Highest: 1 in 251 girls born in 1881 were named Sadie (0.40%)
- Latest: 1 in 386 girls born in 2025 (0.26%)
- Its best rank, #46 in 2014, was only 1 in 367 (0.27%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.4% of all girls named Sadie (36,582) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #67 (1889) → #1,259 (1970) → #46 (2014)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,915 | #67 (1889) | #70 |
| 1890s | 7,398 | #69 (1890) | #74 |
| 1900s | 7,461 | #84 (1900) | #92 |
| 1910s | 12,388 | #100 (1910) | #130 |
| 1920s | 10,846 | #174 (1920) | #193 |
| 1930s | 6,298 | #214 (1930) | #248 |
| 1940s | 4,168 | #271 (1940) | #356 |
| 1950s | 2,437 | #458 (1950) | #601 |
| 1960s | 1,131 | #832 (1960) | #1,017 |
| 1970s | 1,754 | #634 (1978) | #867 |
| 1980s | 3,162 | #496 (1989) | #621 |
| 1990s | 8,580 | #273 (1996) | #340 |
| 2000s | 21,328 | #107 (2007) | #171 |
| 2010s | 36,582 | #46 (2014) | #81 |
| 2020s | 21,233 | #50 (2025) | #65 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sadie in 1922
Top girls' names in 1922
Top boys' names in 1922
More about 1922
girls
1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 951 of them was named Sadie, which outranked 96.9% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 136,019 of them was named Sadie, which outranked 34.5% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,014Ysabel9
- #3,014Zelma9
- #3,014Zoltan9
- #3,252Sadie8
- #3,252Abran8
- #3,252Abron8
- #3,252Adams8
- #3,532Adalbert7
- #3,532Adelino7
- #3,532Adna7
Tied with 279 names at #3,252; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.