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Sa-DA-ko
Sadako
OriginJapanese
Meaning"Child of integrity"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#8853
On Nameberry
About Sadako
The name Sadako peaked for girls at #1693 in 1919.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Sadakos
- Sadako Ogata
Japanese academic and UN official
- Sadako Sasaki
Japanese girl who died of radiation poisoning after Hiroshima and inspired the "1000 paper cranes" tale
- Sadako Kurihara
Japanese poet
Sadako in pop culture
- Sadako Yamamura
vindictive ghost of a murdered girl in the Japanese horror film Ringu
- When written as 貞子
the meaning is "chaste child" or "virtuous child"
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