Girls' name · since 1985
Sade
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 9,981 babies named Sade, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,060 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,981
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
9,981 babies have been named Sade since 1985, making it today's #2060 girls' name.
Sade has 9,981 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2060 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #1,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,060 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,981 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sade ranks #1,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,060 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,981 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,060 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,981
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sade's 9,981 recorded births place it above 97.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sade compares
9,981 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sade's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sade | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,981 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,245 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sade's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 50 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 1,245, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sade popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 1,245
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Sade popularity over time - boys
121 total births recorded since 1985 (Sade as boys' name)
Sade by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,474 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Sade's strongest decade.
3,474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
3,474 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,295 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,914 births
- 2010s 782
2010s
782 births
- 2020s 516
2020s
516 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,474 births (35% of all-time use).
How Sade compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sade's total volume
Sade by state
Where Sade concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,500 | 15.0% |
| #2 | California | | 890 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 657 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 578 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 505 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 483 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 473 | 4.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 458 | 4.6% |
1,500 of 9,981 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Sade appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sade's data
- Sade's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,474 total births); usage has since declined to 516 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sades (1,500 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sade draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.