Sade
- #2,051 for girls in 2025, 92 births
- #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
- Given to girls 98.8% of the time
- Around 1985: Promise by Sade (album)
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- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 1,245 births
- Debut · girls
- 393 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,981since 1985
Sade over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Sade has never cracked the top 200 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,051 | 92 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #2,150 | 88 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #2,210 | 85 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #2,174 | 87 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,085 | 91 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #2,394 | 73 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,593 | 67 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #2,387 | 76 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,530 | 70 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,229 | 50 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,590 | 69 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,615 | 67 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #2,344 | 78 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,189 | 86 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,886 | 106 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,809 | 113 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,719 | 128 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #1,685 | 132 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,556 | 146 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,428 | 158 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,227 | 185 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,078 | 213 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #1,075 | 206 | — | |
| 2002 | #909 | 245 | — | |
| 2001 | #788 | 300 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,042 | 201 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,077 | 186 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #905 | 233 | — | |
| 1997 | #855 | 239 | — | |
| 1996 | #745 | 283 | — | |
| 1995 | #601 | 374 | — | |
| 1994 | #601 | 374 | — | |
| 1993 | #474 | 536 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #652 | 342 | — | |
| 1991 | #671 | 321 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #570 | 407 | — | |
| 1989 | #417 | 593 | #3,325 | 17 |
| 1988 | #390 | 616 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #372 | 627 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #213 | 1,245 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #513 | 393 | #4,698 | 8 |
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First appearance
1985
The first year at least five girls were named Sade! It came in at #513, and was given to 393 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2014–2017, when fewer than 71 girls a year got the name.
Where Sade is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Michigan#1,210 · 1 in 7,146
- New York#1,526 · 1 in 9,791
- Georgia#1,533 · 1 in 9,042
- California#1,830 · 1 in 14,702
- Texas#1,902 · 1 in 14,595
Best ever in a state: #45 in District of Columbia, 1986.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #1,210 | 5 | 1 in 7,146 |
| New York | #1,526 | 8 | 1 in 9,791 |
| Georgia | #1,533 | 5 | 1 in 9,042 |
| California | #1,830 | 11 | 1 in 14,702 |
| Texas | #1,902 | 11 | 1 in 14,595 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 343 spots since 2020 (#2,394 → #2,051)
- Biggest jump: 300 spots in 1986
- Biggest drop: 172 spots in 1999
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1985
- Peaked 1986 at #213 (1,245 births)
- Births halved by 1988, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1985–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,378
- Highest: 1 in 1,378 girls born in 1986 were named Sade (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 17,470 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 34.8% of all girls named Sade (3,474) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,474 | #213 (1986) | #381 |
| 1990s | 3,295 | #474 (1993) | #715 |
| 2000s | 1,914 | #788 (2001) | #1,251 |
| 2010s | 782 | #1,809 (2010) | #2,417 |
| 2020s | 516 | #2,051 (2025) | #2,177 |
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.
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