Girl · English pet form of a Hebrew name
Sadie
Say it: SAY-dee
Meaning
A pet form of Sarah, from Hebrew sarah 'princess, noblewoman'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in the US around 1880 to 1920, revived strongly from the 1990s.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 131,771 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1895, about 1 in 282 girls
- 3,174 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Sady
| Hebrew | Sarah |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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