The baby name Sade is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ (SHAH-day).
Sade is Yoruba in Origin.
The baby name Sade is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ (SHAH-day).
Sade is Yoruba in Origin.
Sade is a Yoruba name, pronounced SHAH-day, most often a shortened form of Fọláṣadé (also spelled Folasade or Folashade). In Yoruba, adé means “crown, royalty” and ọlá means “honor, prestige, wealth”; together the full form carries the sense “honor confers a crown” or “crown of honor.” The simplified spelling Sade appears in English without diacritics; Yoruba orthography prefers Ṣadé, and the variant Sadé is also seen.
Long established among Yoruba families, Sade is chiefly feminine but can be used unisex. Outside West Africa it entered wider circulation in the 1980s through Nigerian‑British singer Sade Adu, prompting brief surges on U.S. and U.K. charts. Common variants and related forms include Shade, Sadé, Folashade, and Folasade; compare but do not confuse with the English name Sadie (a diminutive of Sarah) despite their similar look.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #124 | 8 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #227 | 33 | 7,507 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #230 | 8 | 7,146 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| NG | 0 | #243 | 22 | 5,926 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #280 | 6 | 2,795 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #351 | 27 | 7,057 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #364 | 28 | 1,368 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| YE | 0 | #371 | 11 | 8,639 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #382 | 562 | 15,093 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #403 | 3 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #424 | 24 | 14,421 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #469 | 380 | 3,895 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #491 | 14 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #511 | 38 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #513 | 23 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #540 | 13 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #565 | 12 | 10,045 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #574 | 34 | 10,983 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #617 | 51 | 13,071 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #638 | 8 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #701 | 28 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #820 | 19 | 4,949 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #829 | 88 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #843 | 44 | 15,035 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #849 | 299 | 25,928 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #865 | 17 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #869 | 67 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #872 | 80 | 16,906 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #894 | 62 | 5,933 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #941 | 19 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #964 | 20 | 5,561 |
| MA | 0 | #991 | 138 | 20,986 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| TR | 0 | #1,015 | 197 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,141 | 36 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,159 | 20 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,259 | 9 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,419 | 28 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,503 | 112 | 28,008 |
Sade is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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