Fun Facts About the Name Zadie
- More than 3 thousand babies named Zadie: U.S. records list 3,615 babies given the name Zadie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zadie Mean?
Zadie is an English feminine given name usually treated as a variant of Sadie, which began as a pet form of Sarah. Sarah comes from Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sarah), traditionally translated as "princess" or "noblewoman." Because Zadie is a later spelling of Sadie rather than a direct Hebrew form, its established meaning is inherited: "princess." The initial Z is an English alteration of the S in Sadie, not a separate Hebrew or Arabic root. A similar-looking Yiddish word, zayde (זיידע), means "grandfather"; it is a separate word and not the source of the given name. Names such as Zaida or Zayda, which have Arabic-derived meanings, are also distinct.
Zadie Name History & Origins
Sadie became a common English pet form of Sarah in the 19th century. Sarah is an ancient biblical name: in the Book of Genesis, she is the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac, and she is first called Sarai (שָׂרַי) before her name is changed to Sarah. The Hebrew name passed into English through Greek and Latin biblical forms. It was used in Jewish communities and later among Christians. The spelling Zadie is a later English variant in which Z replaces the initial S of Sadie. It is not a direct form of the Hebrew name and does not come from the Yiddish word zayde (זיידע), meaning "grandfather," although that word can be transliterated as Zayde or Zadie. Zadie has been used as a feminine given name in the modern English-speaking world; a well-known bearer is the British writer Zadie Smith (born 1975).
How Popular is the Name Zadie?
Zadie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2016. Its best rank was #538 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,193 | 85 | 0.0053% |
| 2024 | #1,759 | 115 | 0.0071% |
| 2023 | #1,542 | 139 | 0.0087% |
| 2022 | #1,441 | 156 | 0.0095% |
| 2021 | #1,609 | 131 | 0.0080% |
| 2020 | #1,441 | 152 | 0.0094% |
| 2019 | #1,832 | 112 | 0.0067% |
| 2018 | #1,405 | 160 | 0.0094% |
| 2017 | #1,459 | 155 | 0.0090% |
| 2016 | #1,362 | 174 | 0.0098% |
| 2015 | #1,635 | 132 | 0.0074% |
| 2014 | #2,080 | 94 | 0.0053% |
| 2013 | #2,151 | 88 | 0.0050% |
| 2012 | #2,445 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 2011 | #2,215 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 2010 | #2,384 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 2009 | #2,243 | 88 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #2,801 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2007 | #3,374 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2006 | #3,262 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2005 | #4,484 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #4,704 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #4,533 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #4,763 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #8,744 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #7,567 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #10,334 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #10,110 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #10,826 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #9,571 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #9,545 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #13,418 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #13,309 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #14,538 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #7,066 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #7,658 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #7,526 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #5,400 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #5,373 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #5,204 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #6,621 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,669 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,551 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #4,383 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,421 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #2,338 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #2,588 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #4,006 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #2,738 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #2,338 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1944 | #4,571 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,150 | 18 | 0.0013% |
| 1942 | #2,414 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #3,026 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #1,680 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1939 | #2,735 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1938 | #2,338 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1937 | #1,734 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1936 | #2,384 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #1,605 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1934 | #2,739 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,539 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #1,956 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1931 | #2,203 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1930 | #2,304 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1929 | #1,821 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1928 | #1,679 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1927 | #1,727 | 25 | 0.0021% |
| 1926 | #1,540 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1925 | #1,944 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1924 | #1,810 | 24 | 0.0019% |
| 1923 | #1,597 | 28 | 0.0023% |
| 1922 | #1,231 | 41 | 0.0034% |
| 1921 | #1,576 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1920 | #1,549 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1919 | #1,603 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1918 | #1,644 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1917 | #1,706 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1916 | #1,532 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1915 | #1,171 | 35 | 0.0036% |
| 1914 | #1,343 | 23 | 0.0030% |
| 1913 | #1,307 | 20 | 0.0032% |
| 1912 | #1,295 | 18 | 0.0032% |
| 1911 | #1,170 | 16 | 0.0038% |
| 1910 | #858 | 26 | 0.0066% |
| 1909 | #812 | 26 | 0.0075% |
| 1908 | #969 | 18 | 0.0054% |
| 1907 | #1,637 | 8 | 0.0025% |
| 1906 | #817 | 21 | 0.0071% |
| 1905 | #1,056 | 14 | 0.0048% |
| 1904 | #852 | 19 | 0.0069% |
| 1903 | #1,316 | 9 | 0.0034% |
| 1902 | #1,023 | 13 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #856 | 16 | 0.0067% |
| 1900 | #858 | 20 | 0.0067% |
| 1899 | #1,097 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1898 | #1,170 | 10 | 0.0039% |
| 1897 | #1,093 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1896 | #1,045 | 11 | 0.0046% |
| 1895 | #1,119 | 10 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #997 | 11 | 0.0049% |
| 1893 | #825 | 14 | 0.0066% |
| 1892 | #1,445 | 6 | 0.0028% |
| 1891 | #1,209 | 7 | 0.0038% |
| 1890 | #824 | 12 | 0.0063% |
| 1889 | #755 | 13 | 0.0073% |
| 1888 | #1,134 | 7 | 0.0039% |
| 1887 | #1,034 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1886 | #1,106 | 6 | 0.0042% |
| 1885 | #920 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1884 | #791 | 9 | 0.0070% |
| 1883 | #816 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1882 | #810 | 7 | 0.0065% |
| 1881 | #538 | 11 | 0.0120% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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