Sade
A girls’ name of Yoruba origin, meaning honor bestows a crown.
Sade by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Sade. In the US, 69 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,245 babies in 1986, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sade. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sade
Names that are said the same way as Sade, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Sade, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean praise
Like Sade, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sade
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