Sadie

SAY-dee

Diminutive of Sarah

"princess"

Sadie Origin and Meaning

The name Sadie is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess".

Sadie started as a nickname for Sarah, but their images couldn't be more disparate. Where Sarah is serious and sweet, Sadie is full of sass and fun.

Sadie has been soaring in popularity recently. Its last heyday was a century ago. She's been chosen by celebrities including Adam Sandler and Christina Applegate for their daughters.

In popular culture, there's Somerset Maugham's Sadie Thompson, portrayed by Joan Crawford in Rain, Sadie Hawkins Day, where the girls get to ask the boys to dance, and songs like the Beatles' Sexy Sadie.

Sadie Rank in US Top 1000

# 59 in the US

Sadie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 49 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sadie

• 59 US 2023
• 49 Nameberry 2025
• 72 Canada 2023
• 33 Future 2035
• 131 England 2023
• 89 Scotland 2024
• 9 Ireland 2024
• 52 Australia 2024
• 42 New Zealand 2024
• 8 Dogs 2023
• 49 Cats 2022

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Famous People Named Sadie

• Sadie Peterson Delaney American librarian who pioneered bibliotherapy
• Sadie Liza Frost English actress
• Sadie Marcus Earp wife of American lawman Wyatt Earp
• Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander American lawyer and civil rights activist
• Sadie Calvano American actress
• Sadie Plant English philosopher and author
• Sadie Carroway Robertson American reality TV personality ("Duck Dynasty")
• Sarah Louise "Sadie" Delany American educator and civil rights activist
• Sadie Sink American actress
• Sadie Coles English art dealer
• Sadie Benning American video artist
• Sadhana Joule "Sadie" Som American child actress & model
• Sadie Ama (born Mersadie Louise Hall) English R&B singer
• Sadie Joy Nemec (b. 1993) daughter of actor Corky Nemec
• Sadie Friedman (b. 1994) daughter of actors Joan Allen and Peter Friedman
• Sadie Rose Corrigan daughter of actors Kevin Corrigan and Elizabeth Berridge
• Sadie Madison Sandler (b. 2006) daughter of actor Adam Sandler
• Sadie Beatrice Young (b. 2007) daughter of actress Finola Hughes and Russell Young
• Sadie Little Auerbach (b. 2008) daughter of musician Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys
• Sadie Grace LeNoble (b. 2011) daughter of actress Christina Applegate and musician Martyn LeNoble
• Sadie Day Vincent (b. 2011) daughter of actress Aspen Miller and Tony Vincent
• Sadie Ellen Sharp (b. 2013) daughter of ice hockey player Patrick Sharp
• Sadie Williams (b. 2014) daughter of actor Jesse Williams
• Sadie Hope Lieberstein (b. 2017) daughter of writers Audrey Wauchope and Warren Lierberstein
• Sadie Rauch (b. 2017) daughter of actress Melissa Rauch

The name Sadie in Pop Culture

• Sadie Dunhill character from Stephen King's novel and Hulu Original series "11.22.63"
• "Sadie McKee " 1934 movie and main character
• "Miss Sadie Thompson " 1953 movie and main character, based on "Miss Thompson" by Somerset Maugham
• "Sadie Love " 1919 silent movie and its main character
• Sadie Harris character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Sadie Saxton character on TV's "Awkward"
• Sadie Kane main character in the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
• Sadie Hawthorne main character on TV's "Naturally, Sadie"
• Sadie Jenkins main character on British TV's "Sadie J"
• Sadie Jacqueline King character on British soap "Emmerdale"
• Sadie Lloyd character on British soap "Family Affair"
• Sadie Debbie and Pete's daughter in movie "Knocked Up"
• "Sadie and Maud " poem by Gwendolyn Brooks
• Sadie of Lovari character in the Kronos Chronicles by Marie K. Rutkoski
• Sadie Parker Knickerhaus Doyle character in the staged radio production "The Thrilling Adventure Hour"
• Sadie a rich and elegant American exchange student in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
• "Sexy Sadie " song by The Beatles
• "Sadie Sadie," song by Barbra Streisand
• Sadie and the Hotheads American band
• Sadie Hawkins dance U.S. high school dance where girls ask boys
• "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" 1967 novelty song by Australian singer John Farnham
• Sadie Dopple one of the main characters in the Dopple Ganger Chronicles, twin sister to Saskia
• Sadie Miller a character from the Cartoon Network series "Steven Universe"
• Sadie character in Beatles musical "Across the Universe" (named for the song "Sexy Sadie")