Sade: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “honor confers a crown”
- Origin
- Yoruba
- Say it
- SHAH-day · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From Yoruba names ending in -ṣadé, especially Folasade, meaning 'honor bestows a crown'. Sade is also known through the British-Nigerian singer Sade Adu.
How popular is Sade?
Babies named Sade in 202494
2024 rank#2,154 girls
Peak year1986
Total US babies since 188010,000
Sade is steady now but far below its 1986 peak.
Sade questions
What does the name Sade mean?
Sade means "honor confers a crown". It comes from Yoruba. From Yoruba names ending in -ṣadé, especially Folasade, meaning 'honor bestows a crown'. Sade is also known through the British-Nigerian singer Sade Adu.
Is Sade a boy or girl name?
Sade is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Sade?
94 US babies were named Sade in 2024. Its peak year was 1986.
How do you pronounce Sade?
Sade is usually pronounced SHAH-day.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.