| Sadie | Delilah | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Princess | delicate / languishing (disputed) |
| Origin | Hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SAY-dee | dih-LY-lah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2014 (4,871) | 2024 (4,254) |
| In 2025 | 4,168 | 4,137 |
| Trend | Steady | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sadie | Delilah |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 21,233 | 23,499 |
| 2010s | 36,582 | 25,018 |
| 2000s | 21,328 | 7,610 |
| 1990s | 8,580 | 1,822 |
| 1980s | 3,162 | 1,895 |
| 1970s | 1,754 | 1,477 |
| 1960s | 1,131 | 802 |
| 1950s | 2,437 | 1,633 |
| 1940s | 4,168 | 740 |
| 1930s | 6,298 | 539 |
| 1920s | 10,846 | 605 |
| 1910s | 12,388 | 501 |
| 1900s | 7,461 | 195 |
| 1890s | 7,398 | 209 |
| 1880s | 4,915 | 138 |
A pet form of Sarah, from the Hebrew, “princess.”
Meaning uncertain. Usually traced to the root dalal, 'to hang low, be low, languish, weaken,' giving the common glosses 'delicate' or '(she who) weakened' — and the Samson narrative plays on her bringing him low (Judges 16). Competing proposals include 'temptress' (from an Arabic root) and a shortened theophoric tied to Ishtar; some lexicons simply mark it 'unknown.' Treat as disputed.
Sadie is more popular than Delilah today: about 4,168 US babies were given the name Sadie in 2025, compared with 4,137 named Delilah.
Sadie means Princess (Hebrew origin), while Delilah means delicate / languishing (disputed) (hebrew origin).
In US records, Sadie first appears in 1880 and Delilah in 1880, so Sadie has the longer recorded history.