| Sadie | Naomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Princess | pleasantness |
| Origin | Hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SAY-dee | nay-OH-mee |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2014 (4,871) | 2025 (4,644) |
| In 2025 | 4,168 | 4,644 |
| Trend | Steady | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sadie | Naomi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 21,233 | 26,665 |
| 2010s | 36,582 | 36,194 |
| 2000s | 21,328 | 23,763 |
| 1990s | 8,580 | 12,910 |
| 1980s | 3,162 | 10,864 |
| 1970s | 1,754 | 8,426 |
| 1960s | 1,131 | 6,161 |
| 1950s | 2,437 | 7,495 |
| 1940s | 4,168 | 8,951 |
| 1930s | 6,298 | 13,500 |
| 1920s | 10,846 | 18,184 |
| 1910s | 12,388 | 12,031 |
| 1900s | 7,461 | 3,700 |
| 1890s | 7,398 | 2,074 |
| 1880s | 4,915 | 629 |
A pet form of Sarah, from the Hebrew, “princess.”
From Hebrew No'omi, 'my pleasantness, pleasant' (root n-'-m, 'to be pleasant, agreeable'). In Ruth 1:20 Naomi asks instead to be called Mara, 'bitter' — a deliberate biblical contrast that turns on the name's meaning.
Naomi is more popular than Sadie today: about 4,644 US babies were given the name Naomi in 2025, compared with 4,168 named Sadie.
Sadie means Princess (Hebrew origin), while Naomi means pleasantness (hebrew origin).
In US records, Sadie first appears in 1880 and Naomi in 1880, so Sadie has the longer recorded history.