Sadiemae
A feminine name combining the diminutive of Sarah, meaning "princess", with Mae, an English name of unknown origin.
Name Census estimates that about 84 living Americans carry the first name Sadiemae. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sadiemae today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sadiemae births was 2016 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sadiemae. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Sadiemae. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
84
~ 1 in 4,080,409 Americans
Peak year
2016
13 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#17,173
Tracked since 2007
Popularity
Sadiemae: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sadiemae from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 51 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Sadiemae remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sadiemae by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sadiemae during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sadiemae
The given name Sadiemae is a relatively modern feminine name that combines two distinct names – Sadie and Mae. It is believed to have originated in the English-speaking world, particularly in the United States, in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Sadie is a diminutive form of the name Sarah, which has Hebrew origins and means "princess" or "noblewoman." The name Sarah has been popular for centuries and has biblical references, as it was the name of the wife of Abraham in the Old Testament. Mae, on the other hand, is a shorter version of the name Mary, which has its roots in the Hebrew name Miriam and means "bitter" or "beloved."
The earliest recorded use of the combined name Sadiemae is somewhat uncertain, but it likely emerged as a creative combination of the two separate names during the late Victorian era or the early 20th century. This period saw a rise in the popularity of double names, particularly among families seeking unique and distinctive monikers for their daughters.
While there are no significant historical figures solely known by the name Sadiemae, there are several notable individuals who bore the individual names Sadie and Mae. Sadie Marguerite Delany (1889-1999) was an American educator, author, and civil rights activist who lived an extraordinary life spanning over a century. Mae West (1893-1980) was a renowned American actress, playwright, and sex symbol known for her witty and provocative persona.
Other notable individuals with the name Sadie include Sadie Pfeiffer Arnold (1848-1938), an American educator and temperance activist, and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989), the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in economics and a prominent civil rights advocate. As for the name Mae, Mae Jemison (born 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut, becoming the first African American woman to travel to space in 1992.
While the name Sadiemae may not have a long and storied history, it reflects the creative spirit of American naming traditions and the blending of distinct cultural influences. Its origins can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when such combinations became increasingly popular as a way to create unique and memorable names.
People
Sadiemae + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sadiemae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sadiemae: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sadiemae?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 84 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sadiemae going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,080,409 US residents.
Is Sadiemae a common name?
We classify Sadiemae as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 85 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sadiemae most popular?
The single biggest year for Sadiemae was 2016, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sadiemae is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sadiemae in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sadiemae a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sadiemae in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sadiemae still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sadiemae in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sadiemae can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Sadiemae?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Sadiemae at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.