How Many People Are Named Sade?
An estimated 9,671 people in the United States have the first name Sade. It is predominantly female (98.9%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Sade peaked in popularity in 1986 with 1,259 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sade as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sade paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sade is overwhelmingly female, 113 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
9,671
About 1 in 35,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.9% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1986
1,259 births
Total Registered
10,000
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sade
Sade is predominantly female (98.9%), though 113 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sade as a male name
Ranked #12,044 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (17 births)
Sade as a female name
Ranked #2,162 in 2024
88 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (1,245 births)
Sade: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sade span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,526 babies were registered. Sade has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sade by Decade
How has Sade tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sade by State
Birth registrations for Sade span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Minnesota, Kentucky. On average, about 262 Sades were registered per state.
Sade + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sade as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sade
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sade: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sade?
We estimate approximately 9,671 people named Sade are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 35,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Sade a common name?
Sade is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,000 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sade most popular?
Sade reached peak popularity in 1986, when 1,259 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sade is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sade a female name?
Sade is predominantly female. 98.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sade Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sade Smith, Sade Johnson, Sade Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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