Sadie
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Sadie began as a pet form of Sarah and shares its Hebrew meaning, “princess.” A favorite around 1900, Sadie seemed grandmotherly by the late 1960s but is now back alongside Violet and Rose. Pop culture links include Sadie Hawkins Day from Li’l Abner and the song “Sadie, Sadie, Married Lady” from Funny Girl. Actress Sadie Frost is a notable bearer.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Sadie in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sadie against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sadie is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sadie in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 4,168 girls were named Sadie, making it the #50 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 149,681 girls have been named Sadie, with the most (4,871) in 2014. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, West Virginia and South Dakota.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Sadie
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Sadie, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Sadie | 1994 | South Pacific | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Sadie
There are 8 towns and villages with Sadie in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 3🇲🇱 Mali 2🇨🇳 China 1🇲🇦 Morocco 1🇹🇩 Chad 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Galou Sadié | Mopti, 🇲🇱 Mali | – | Map |
| Sadie | Guizhou, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Sadie | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Sadie | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Sadie | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Sadié | Sikasso, 🇲🇱 Mali | – | Map |
| Sadié Naga | Ouadaï, 🇹🇩 Chad | – | Map |
| Dar Cheich Sadie | Casablanca-Settat, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Sadie
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Sadie in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 2🇨🇦 Canada 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Sadie Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sadie Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Sadie Hanson Reservoir | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sadie songs
10 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sadie in their title. The best known:
- Sexy Sadie – John Lennon (1968)
- Sister Sadie
- Little Sadie – traditional
- Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) – John Farnham
- In Search of Little Sadie – traditional
- Little Sadie – traditional (1970)
- Sadie
- Sadie – The Spinners (1975)
- SADIE
- Sadie's Lament – Carlisle Floyd
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Sadie
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Sadie.
Sadie Benning
Sadie Robertson
Fictional characters named Sadie
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Sadie as a pet name
FurryName has found 4,686 dogs named Sadie in public pet registers, making it the #24 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (2582), Framingham (28), Richmond (22). Sadie as a dog name →
FurryName has found 51 cats named Sadie in public pet registers, making it the #99 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (31), Tacoma (4), Richmond (3). Sadie as a cat name →
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