Given name & surname
Sadi
“princess; lady”
Sadi is a variant of Sadie. In English use, Sadie carries the interpretation “princess; lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sadi is a variant of Sadie. In English use, Sadie carries the interpretation “princess; lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sadi connects to the Sarah name family through Sadie. Sarah comes from Hebrew biblical tradition and is the name given to Abraham’s wife in Genesis.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Sadi connects to the Sarah name family through Sadie. The shared background comes through Sarah: In the biblical account, Sarai is renamed Sarah as part of a blessing. Later Irish and Scottish uses sometimes adopted Sarah in place of local Gaelic names, a separate practice from its Hebrew origin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sadi connects to the Sarah name family through Sadie. The history of Sarah gives this family its wider story. Sarah is remembered in Genesis as Abraham’s wife and Isaac’s mother. Sarah’s later local adaptations included use for Sorcha in Ireland and Mor in Scotland, showing how an established biblical name could serve different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sadi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 703
- 26 boys · 677 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,942 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,942 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 953 as a first name in 2020; 383 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sadi’s family of names
Sadi has a related form in Sadie. In Greek usage, Sadi as a surname is a transliteration of Σαδή.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sadi
- Sadi IrmakPrime Minister of Turkey (1904–1990)
- Sady Rebbotactor (1935-1994)
- Sadi GülçelikTurkish civil engineer and businessperson (1930–1980)
- Sadi Celil CengizTurkish actor (born 1983)
- Sadi GüvenTurkish judge (born 1955)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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