Zadie

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

⭐ Famous Zadie

Zadie Smith

English novelist, essayist and short story writer (born 1975)

Choose Zadie and your child shares a first name with Zadie Smith, an English novelist, essayist and short story writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Zadie, like who?” Zadie Smith's Wikipedia article is available in 61 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 18,904 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Zadie, 85 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Zadie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryZadie first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #503. Today it's #2,173, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowZadie is 6.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 129,870 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 18,904.
• 🍂TrendZadie has slipped 741 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,173. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningZadie is an English form of Sadie, which means “princess”.

About the name Zadie

Zadie is a girl name meaning “princess”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Z and ending in “-die”. US birth records list Zadie for girls from 1881 to 2025, in 114 of those 145 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #503 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,173, with 85 babies.