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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #46, 2014girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1965

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #652 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,331 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedUTColorado: #427 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedARTennessee: #500 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,334 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #523 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,178 girlsLAMississippi: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsMSAlabama: #579 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,899 girlsALGeorgia: #617 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,807 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sadie, so not publishedHITexas: #1,124 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,985 girlsTXFlorida: #671 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,400 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#355 · 1 in 2,311
  2. Colorado#427 · 1 in 3,179
  3. Tennessee#500 · 1 in 5,334
  4. Louisiana#523 · 1 in 4,178
  5. Alabama#579 · 1 in 5,899

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#35591 in 2,311
Colorado#42751 in 3,179
Tennessee#50061 in 5,334
Louisiana#52381 in 4,178
Alabama#57951 in 5,899
Georgia#61761 in 6,807
Pennsylvania#65291 in 10,331
Florida#67161 in 7,400
Texas#1,12461 in 15,985
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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 1965

girls
#989
110 births · 1 in 16,047 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #989Sadie110
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 16,047 of them was named Sadie, which outranked 86.9% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sadie
  1. #982Kenneth111
  2. #982Louann111
  3. #982Tommie111
  4. #989Sadie110
  5. #989Bethann110
  6. #989Jena110
  7. #989Juliette110
  8. #996Joanie109
  9. #996Karolyn109
  10. #996Luisa109

Tied with 6 names at #989; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →