Zadie
Feminine · “princess”
Zadie is a form of Sadie, which is a pet form of Sarah — princess, in Hebrew — reached by a chain of substitutions.
How old is the name Zadie?
Zadie first appears in US birth records in 1881 — 144 years ago. The typical Zadie alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 2,600 people named Zadie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Zadie most popular?
Zadie peaked in 1881, reaching #503 nationally. Today it ranks #2173, 1,670 places below that high. See the whole 1881 chart.
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Where it comes from
From sarah to Zadie
The story of Zadie
Genesis 17 has God rename both Abram and Sarai in the same passage, adding a letter to each; Sarah means princess. English produced Sadie by the usual substitution of d for r in pet forms. Zadie Smith made the Z spelling internationally known. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
princess, noblewoman
Through Sadie, an English pet form of Sarah, from the Hebrew sarah, 'princess' or 'noblewoman'. Genesis has God rename Sarai as Sarah. The Z spelling is a modern variation. The Hebrew is transparent and the reading undisputed.
How the name formed
- sarah
- Sarah
- Sadie
- Zadie
Related forms: Sadie · שרה · Zaydie
Pronouncing Zadie
ZAY-dee
Two syllables, stress on the first. Zadie and Sadie differ only in the initial consonant.
Nicknames for Zadie
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1881
- Most girls named
- 2016174 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #503reached in 1881
- Change vs 2023
- −38.8%85 in 2025, from 139
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zadie in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Sadie in English — related form
- שרה in Hebrew — related form
- Zaydie in English — spelling variant
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Zadies among us
people named Zadie are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 18,909 born in 2025 was named Zadie
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Zadie sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Zadie is headed
Zadie should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Zadie beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Zadie in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The princess meaning is transparent and undisputed.
- That God renames Sarah in the same passage as Abraham is a first-rate detail.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- Sadie is the standard form of the name.
- One novelist dominates the association for many readers.
- It reads as a diminutive rather than a full name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Zadies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,600 people named Zadie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Zadie in 2025?
- Zadie ranks #2173 among US girl names in 2025, with 85 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Zadie?
- About 1 in every 18,909 US girls born in 2025 was named Zadie — 85 in all.
- Will my child share the name Zadie with classmates?
- Zadie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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