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

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Peak · girls
2014 · 4,871 births
Debut · girls
317 births
In top 100 · girls
43 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
149,681
since 1880

Sadie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #46, 2014girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#504,168
2024#573,738
2023#593,597
2022#683,302
2021#783,224#10,7996
2020#783,204
2019#873,164
2018#873,267
2017#713,724
2016#604,299
2015#524,763#9,5687
2014#464,871
2013#494,663#7,53710
2012#1202,595
2011#1232,598
2010#1182,638#12,2315
2009#1112,975#10,9946
2008#1093,163
2007#1073,178
2006#1572,233#12,0555
2005#1741,954
2004#1941,753#9,9486
2003#1891,707
2002#2121,566
2001#2151,483
2000#2421,316
1999#2861,089
1998#2771,123
1997#2741,069#9,2655
1996#2731,058
1995#286972
1994#319853
1993#374683
1992#415610
1991#437582
1990#455541
1989#496475
1988#539404#7,2705
1987#525389
1986#585330
1985#626299
1984#749217
1983#751217
1982#647276
1981#636279
1980#657276
1979#643271
1978#634260
1977#669235
1976#677220
1975#736198
1974#871149
1973#1,066108
1972#1,090104
1971#1,021121
1970#1,25988
1969#1,25080
1968#1,19682
1967#1,020102
1966#1,10291
1965#989110
1964#1,051106
1963#903135
1962#960122
1961#869150
1960#832153
1959#854143
1958#740180
1957#672214
1956#623237
1955#611231
1954#557253
1953#529264
1952#489299
1951#477302
1950#458314
1949#418352
1948#440324
1947#412383
1946#388382
1945#339400
1944#339413
1943#343433
1942#323457
1941#290499#3,5055
1940#271525#3,1306
1939#280495
1938#276529#3,5345
1937#271531#3,1756
1936#259555#2,8547
1935#250626#2,7198
1934#243651#3,2776
1933#231683#3,2686
1932#233679#3,3616
1931#227728#3,3906
1930#214821
1929#215828#2,7669
1928#210895#4,1515
1927#207947#2,9129
1926#1941,028#2,56611
1925#1941,051#3,7416
1924#1931,120#3,2608
1923#1851,180
1922#1771,263#3,2528
1921#1761,249#3,8696
1920#1741,285#3,2088
1919#1571,412
1918#1551,453#4,1795
1917#1511,404
1916#1331,529#3,8975
1915#1331,458#3,3926
1914#1241,296#2,6517
1913#1151,112
1912#1141,032#2,0457
1911#113806
1910#100886#1,5895
1909#103749
1908#96770
1907#95771
1906#92748
1905#91750
1904#92703#1,2055
1903#89683#1,1305
1902#89716
1901#85676
1900#84895
1899#82705
1898#77808
1897#76757
1896#72827
1895#72829#1,0795
1894#73745
1893#72706
1892#71724
1891#72617
1890#69680
1889#67664#9745
1888#68691
1887#70519
1886#68562
1885#69514
1884#71466
1883#68425
1882#72391
1881#69366
1880#74317
First appearance
1880

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 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMINew York: #504 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,804 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedINOhio: #559 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,822 girlsOHPennsylvania: #427 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,935 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #891 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 15,595 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,228 girlsKYWest Virginia: #254 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,947 girlsWVVirginia: #232 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,596 girlsVAMaryland: #327 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,772 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedDEArizona: #211 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 928 girlsAZNew Mexico: #153 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 614 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #254 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsARTennessee: #269 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,006 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #159 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 769 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #140 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 608 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #438 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,270 girlsOKLouisiana: #186 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 833 girlsLAMississippi: #173 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 760 girlsMSAlabama: #182 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 872 girlsALGeorgia: #188 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 988 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedHITexas: #700 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,260 girlsTXFlorida: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#140 · 1 in 608
  2. New Mexico#153 · 1 in 614
  3. North Carolina#159 · 1 in 769
  4. Mississippi#173 · 1 in 760
  5. Alabama#182 · 1 in 872

Best ever in a state: #11 in Wyoming, 2013.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#140411 in 608
New Mexico#153101 in 614
North Carolina#159561 in 769
Mississippi#173331 in 760
Alabama#182391 in 872
Louisiana#186331 in 833
Georgia#188371 in 988
Arizona#21171 in 928
Virginia#232191 in 1,596
Arkansas#254131 in 1,598
West Virginia#254101 in 1,947
Tennessee#269161 in 2,006
Kentucky#275131 in 2,228
Florida#278111 in 1,894
Maryland#32751 in 3,772
Pennsylvania#427131 in 6,935
Oklahoma#43851 in 4,270
New York#504131 in 8,804
Ohio#55961 in 10,822
Texas#70091 in 8,260
California#89151 in 15,595
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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
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
134 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2014 at #46 (4,871 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1880–1908
  • Top 1,000: 137 yrs · run 1880–1963
Share of babies · girls
1 in 251
  • 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
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s4,915#67 (1889)#70
1890s7,398#69 (1890)#74
1900s7,461#84 (1900)#92
1910s12,388#100 (1910)#130
1920s10,846#174 (1920)#193
1930s6,298#214 (1930)#248
1940s4,168#271 (1940)#356
1950s2,437#458 (1950)#601
1960s1,131#832 (1960)#1,017
1970s1,754#634 (1978)#867
1980s3,162#496 (1989)#621
1990s8,580#273 (1996)#340
2000s21,328#107 (2007)#171
2010s36,582#46 (2014)#81
2020s21,233#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 1943

girls
#343
433 births · 1 in 3,222 girls

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #343Sadie433
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 3,222 of them was named Sadie, which outranked 93.6% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sadie
  1. #340Winifred438
  2. #341Opal436
  3. #342Nettie434
  4. #343Sadie433
  5. #343Lenora433
  6. #345Blanche429
  7. #345Patti429
  8. #347Polly427

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 878Tana#1,559#681
  2. 754Rozanne#1,706#952
  3. 722Cheryle#1,592#870
  4. 596Tena#1,592#996
  5. 525Alexis#1,349#824
Fallers
  1. 594Florida#997#1,591
  2. 467Jerilynn#581#1,048
  3. 364Lorelei#864#1,228
  4. 308Kaaren#536#844
  5. 305Erna#864#1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943