Sadie
Say it: SAY-dee/ˈseɪdi/
GirlMeans a pet form of Sarah5 letters2 syllables
#5
in Ireland (2025)
258
babies in 2025
#5
best rank (2025)
2,895
babies since 1964
Up 27
10-year rank change
Sadie through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 258 | #5 |
| 2024 | 216 | #9 |
| 2023 | 200 | #17 |
| 2022 | 201 | #21 |
| 2021 | 219 | #19 |
| 2020 | 205 | #21 |
| 2019 | 202 | #25 |
| 2018 | 230 | #19 |
| 2017 | 224 | #22 |
| 2016 | 190 | #31 |
| 2015 | 198 | #32 |
| 2014 | 157 | #39 |
| 2013 | 84 | #77 |
| 2012 | 42 | #139 |
| 2011 | 44 | #137 |
| 2010 | 36 | #177 |
| 2009 | 31 | #193 |
| 2008 | 29 | #194 |
| 2007 | 17 | #267 |
| 2006 | 10 | #369 |
| 2005 | 14 | #263 |
| 2004 | 12 | #287 |
| 2003 | 10 | #314 |
| 2002 | 8 | #352 |
| 2001 | 5 | #441 |
| 2000 | 6 | #379 |
| 1998 | 3 | #499 |
| 1995 | 4 | #451 |
| 1993 | 3 | #516 |
| 1985 | 4 | #456 |
| 1983 | 4 | #476 |
| 1981 | 4 | #471 |
| 1979 | 5 | #420 |
| 1976 | 3 | #497 |
| 1973 | 3 | #508 |
| 1972 | 3 | #471 |
| 1967 | 3 | #393 |
| 1966 | 5 | #310 |
| 1964 | 3 | #372 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Sadie mean?
A pet form of Sarah
English pet form of Sarah.
Say it right
SAYdee
The story of Sadie
Sadie started out as an English pet form of Sarah. It was already being given as a full name in the 1800s, and it is still sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah.
Sadie was already given to a few girls in Ireland in 1964, but for decades it was rare, and in many years it did not reach the three babies needed to appear in the CSO lists. It began to climb after 2008 and has kept going: 258 girls were named Sadie in 2025, its biggest year, when it reached number 5. Ten years earlier it was 32nd.
It is newer in Northern Ireland, where it reached its best rank so far, 11th, in 2025.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Sadie (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Sadie (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
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| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Sadie | 258 | 2,895 |
In Northern Ireland
#11 in 2025 with 77 babies. Best rank #11 (2025); 528 babies since 2005.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.