What Does the Name Sadie Mean?

Sadie is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning “princess (as a diminutive of Sarah).”

Updated June 2026

Name	Sadie
Gender	female
Origin	Hebrew
Meaning	princess (as a diminutive of Sarah)
Variants	Sarah, Sara, Sadia, Sallie
Popularity	A top-100 US girls' name through the 2010s and 2020s, also popular across the wider English-speaking world.

The meaning and origin of Sadie

The name Sadie means “princess (as a diminutive of Sarah)” and has Hebrew origins. Sadie originated as an English diminutive of Sarah, formed by the 19th-century habit of swapping the 'r' sound for a 'd'. It became fashionable as an independent name during the era of pet-name popularity and has been revived strongly since the 1980s.

Variants and related names

Sadie is related to several other names you may recognize: Sarah, Sara, Sadia, Sallie. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Sadie?

A top-100 US girls' name through the 2010s and 2020s, also popular across the wider English-speaking world.

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