Sadie

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A few things about Sadie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Sadie

Sadie Frost

English actress and producer

Choose Sadie and your child shares a first name with Sadie Frost, an English actress and producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sadie, like who?” Sadie Frost's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 386 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Sadie, 4,168 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Sadie.
• 📜HistorySadie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Sadies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2014, when it reached #46.
• 📈Then vs nowSadie is 3.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,380 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 386.
• 🚀TrendSadie has climbed 28 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #50. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSadie is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #15, followed by Tennessee (#16) and Wyoming (#16). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningSadie is an English form of Sarah, which means “princess”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Sadie

Sadie is a girl name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “princess”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-die”. US birth records list Sadie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #46 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #50, with 4,168 babies.

Origin:English namesHebrew names