How Many People Are Named Sadie?
An estimated 93,139 people in the United States have the first name Sadie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Sadie peaked in popularity in 2014 with 4,870 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sadie 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 Sadie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sadie is overwhelmingly female, 241 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
93,139
About 1 in 3,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2014
4,870 births
Total Registered
145,728
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sadie
Sadie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 145,728 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Sadie as a male name
Ranked #11,869 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1926 (11 births)
Sadie as a female name
Ranked #57 in 2024
3,729 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (4,870 births)
Sadie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sadie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 36,599 babies were registered. While Sadie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sadie by Decade
How has Sadie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,920 | 5 | 4,915 | |
| 1890s | 7,403 | 5 | 7,398 | |
| 1900s | 7,471 | 10 | 7,461 | |
| 1910s | 12,423 | 35 | 12,388 | |
| 1920s | 10,916 | 70 | 10,846 | |
| 1930s | 6,348 | 50 | 6,298 | |
| 1940s | 4,179 | 11 | 4,168 | |
| 1950s | 2,437 | 0 | 2,437 | |
| 1960s | 1,131 | 0 | 1,131 | |
| 1970s | 1,753 | 0 | 1,753 | |
| 1980s | 3,167 | 5 | 3,162 | |
| 1990s | 8,585 | 5 | 8,580 | |
| 2000s | 21,342 | 17 | 21,325 | |
| 2010s | 36,599 | 22 | 36,577 | |
| 2020s | 17,054 | 6 | 17,048 | |
Sadie by State
Birth registrations for Sadie span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Delaware, Wyoming, District of Columbia. On average, about 2,393 Sadies were registered per state.
Sadie + Last Name Combinations
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Sadie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sadie?
We estimate approximately 93,139 people named Sadie 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 3,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Sadie a common name?
Sadie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 145,728 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sadie most popular?
Sadie reached peak popularity in 2014, when 4,870 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sadie is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sadie a female name?
Sadie is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sadie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sadie Smith, Sadie Johnson, Sadie 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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