girl's name
Sade
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,967
Sade is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 100 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1986, when 1,259 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 33,154 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
Sade over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,528 |
| 1990s | 3,310 |
| 2000s | 1,925 |
| 2010s | 794 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 545 |
How popular is Sade?
In 2025, Sade was given to 100 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Sade is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Sade is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sadé | Sadé is a rare spelling of Sade, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Sade
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sade also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sade over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sade
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sade — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sade
How popular is the name Sade?
In 2025, Sade was given to 100 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Sade a girl's or a boy's name?
Sade is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sade most popular?
Sade peaked in 1986, when 1,259 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Sade a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sade currently ranks #2,058 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.