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Sarde

SAR-dee /sɑrˈdi/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1989 (#12,362)
Babies in 1989
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#5,757 in 1986
First recorded
1985

Meaning of Sarde

Sarde (SAR-dee) feels like a breath of Mediterranean sunshine—warm, spirited, and full of promise. Rooted in Latin romance and spiced with Spanish flair, it evokes Sardinia’s ancient olive groves and the soft hum of folk songs drifting on sea breezes. The name unfolds like a tapestry stitched from sun-warmed stones and twilight lanterns, hinting at adventure and heart. Picture a daring heroine perched on a windswept cliff, her laughter ringing out like maracas at a sunrise fiesta—that’s the vibrant energy Sarde channels. Though it only tiptoed into U.S. birth charts in the ’80s—just a handful of little girls each year—it remains a hidden treasure, as elusive as the last slice of tres leches cake at a family gathering, ready to make any daughter’s story unforgettable.

How to pronounce Sarde

Popularity of Sarde in the U.S.

Sarde was last recorded in the U.S. in 1989, ranked #12,362 with 5 babies. It peaked at #5,757 in 1986. It first appears in the records in 1985.

Bar and line chart: Sarde in the U.S., 1985–1989. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 12 in 1986 and 5 in 1989. Line: rank among girl names, peak #5,757 in 1986, #12,362 in 1989.
  • Girls named Sarde (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1985–1989. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1985⁠–⁠1989 4 rows
Sarde: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
1989512,362▼ 3,971
198888,391back (not recorded in 1987)
1986125,757▲ 3,550
198569,307new