Saydie
A feminine form of the name Sadie, of Old English origin meaning "princess" or "sweetheart".
Name Census estimates that about 590 living Americans carry the first name Saydie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Saydie today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Saydie births was 2013 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Saydie. 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.
People living today
590
~ 1 in 580,940 Americans
Peak year
2013
43 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,123
Tracked since 1993
Census
Saydie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 467 people with the first name Saydie, which placed it at #21,646 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,646
National first-name rank
People counted
467
467 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Saydie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Saydie is White at 68.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.0%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Saydie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Saydie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.7% · 321
- Hispanic or Latino21.0% · 98
- Two or more races7.1% · 33
- Black or African American1.7% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Saydie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Saydie from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 238 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saydie 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 Saydie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Saydies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Utah recorded the most babies named Saydie, while Utah, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Saydie
The name Saydie has its origins in the Middle English era, emerging as a diminutive form of the more common name Sarah. Sarah itself is derived from the Hebrew name "Sarah," which means "princess" or "noblewoman." The earliest recorded instances of the name Saydie date back to the 13th century in parts of England and Scotland.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Saydie was Saydie de Burgh, a minor English noblewoman who lived in the late 13th century. Records from the time indicate that she was a member of the prominent de Burgh family, which had close ties to the royal court of King Edward I.
In the 16th century, the name Saydie gained some prominence among Puritan families in England and the American colonies. One notable bearer of the name was Saydie Brewster, born in Plymouth Colony in 1632. She was the daughter of William Brewster, a prominent Puritan leader and one of the first settlers of the Plymouth Colony.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Saydie remained relatively uncommon but was occasionally found among families of English and Scottish descent. One notable figure from this time was Saydie Whittier, a poet and abolitionist from Massachusetts who was born in 1807. She was a member of the prominent Whittier family and was known for her advocacy against slavery and her support for women's rights.
In the 19th century, the name Saydie experienced a modest resurgence in popularity, particularly in the United States. One notable bearer of the name was Saydie Hawkins, a fictional character from the popular Al Capp comic strip "Li'l Abner." The Sadie Hawkins Day dance, where women traditionally invite men to the dance, was inspired by this character.
Another notable figure from this time was Saydie Delany, an African American author and educator who was born in 1889. She was a member of the prominent Delany family and was known for her memoir, "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years," which she co-wrote with her sister.
People
Saydie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Saydie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Saydie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saydie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 590 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Saydie 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 580,940 US residents.
Is Saydie a common name?
We classify Saydie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 598 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Saydie most popular?
The single biggest year for Saydie was 2013, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Saydie is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Saydie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 467 people with the name Saydie, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,646 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Saydie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Saydie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Saydie appears almost entirely female. Of the 479 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Saydie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Saydie is White at 68.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.0%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Saydie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Saydie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.7% (321 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Saydie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Saydie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Saydie 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 Saydie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Saydie 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 Saydie 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.
How many people are named Saydie?
Find out how many Americans are named Saydie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.