Adelaide vs Sadie
Adelaide and Sadiecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Adelaide was ranked #625 and Sadie #16 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Adelaide was ranked #418 and Sadie #40 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Adelaide was ranked #541 and Sadie #87 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adelaide was ranked #342 and Sadie #134 among girls in England and Wales.
Adelaide and Sadie over time
Adelaide and Sadie appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Sadie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adelaide in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Adelaide and Sadie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #342 and #134.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adelaide #342 in 2025, Sadie #129 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Adelaide held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sadie in 30.
Highest recorded here: Adelaide #342 in 2025, Sadie #129 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelaide #342, Sadie #134.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1976–2023
Adelaide held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Sadie in 7.
Highest recorded here: Adelaide #429 in 1976, Sadie #16 in 2023.
The order changed in 2013: Sadie moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #429 and #497; by 2013 that had become #894 and #77.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adelaide #625, Sadie #16.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Adelaide | Sadie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive form of the name Sarah. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈseɪ.di/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #342 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #5 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sadie has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, diminutive form); Adelaide does not have one recorded yet.
- Adelaide has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Sadie.
- A meaning is recorded for Sadie; Adelaide doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Adelaide
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #342 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #342 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Sadie
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #134 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls