Sade
Meaning
a shortened form used as a given name; famously borne by singer Sade Adu, embraced in Black American families since the 1980s
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sade has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
44 people · the #72,674 first name in Brazil · median age 30
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Sade
Most people given the name Sade in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Sade you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sade deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sade truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sade fits with your family’s names and surname.
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