Sadie (given name) explained

Sadie
Gender:Feminine
Meaning:diminutive of Sarah
Related Names:Sarah

Sadie is a feminine given name which originated as an English diminutive of the Hebrew name Sarah. It has long been used as an independent name.[1] [2]

Popularity

Sadie was among the top 100 names for girls in the late 1800s in the United States, then declined in use in the mid-twentieth century. It increased in popularity beginning in the mid-1980s and is popular across the English-speaking world. It has ranked among the top 200 names for newborn girls in England and Wales and among the top 100 names for girls in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in the 2010s.[3] [4]

Cultural references

Sadie Hawkins, a character in the Li'l Abner comic strip, was the inspiration for Sadie Hawkins Day and Sadie Hawkins Dances, where traditional gender roles are flipped and young women ask men out. The concept spread throughout America from 1937 onward.[5]

There are a number of songs that prominently reference the name Sadie:

People named Sadie

Fictional characters

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate . Hodges. Flavia. 2006. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press . 239 . 0-19-861060-2.
  2. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Sadie.
  3. Web site: Popular Baby Names.
  4. Web site: Popularity for the name Sadie - Behind the Name.
  5. Web site: Sadie Hawkins Day - November 13. 13 November 2021.