Girls' name · peaked in 1881
Sadie name popularity since 1925
111,578 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Sadie. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Sadie is about 16 years old in 2026. Sadie peaked in 1881 as the #69 name for girls, and it ranked #50 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 111,578
- Named Sadie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1881
- #69 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #50
- for girls in 2025 (4,168 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 111,422 girls · 156 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.86× its national share
Peak year is the year Sadie made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Sadie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Sadie peaked earlier, in 1881.
- Steepest fall: Between 1954 and 1959, Sadie's share of baby girls fell by 46%, from 1 in 7,680 to 1 in 14,200.
- Fastest rise: Between 1973 and 1978, it became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 13,500 baby girls to 1 in 5,890.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Sadie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Sadie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Sadie in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,749 | 40 | – |
| 1930s | 6,298 | 50 | #250 |
| 1940s | 4,168 | 11 | #340 |
| 1950s | 2,437 | 0 | #611 |
| 1960s | 1,131 | 0 | #994 |
| 1970s | 1,754 | 0 | #736 |
| 1980s | 3,162 | 5 | #627 |
| 1990s | 8,580 | 5 | #286 |
| 2000s | 21,328 | 17 | #174 |
| 2010s | 36,582 | 22 | #52 |
| 2020–25 | 21,233 | 6 | #50 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.8% of babies named Sadie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Sadie is most popular
The index compares Sadie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Sadie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.86× | 2,665 |
| South Carolina | 2.10× | 3,215 |
| Idaho | 1.89× | 821 |
| Mississippi | 1.85× | 2,455 |
| North Carolina | 1.78× | 5,524 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Sadie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Sadie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Sadie (1881).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data