Sadao
Sadao is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sadao Abe , Japanese actor and musician Sadao Araki , Imperial Japanese Army general, politician, and political philosopher Sadao Bekku , Japanese classical composer Sadao Fuchigami , Japanese politician Sadao Hasegawa , Japanese gay erotic artist Sadao Kazama , Japanese sport wrestler Kotogahama Sadao , Japanese sumo…
Meaning & Origin of Sadao
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sadao is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sadao Abe , Japanese actor and musician Sadao Araki , Imperial Japanese Army general, politician, and political philosopher Sadao Bekku , Japanese classical composer Sadao Fuchigami , Japanese politician Sadao Hasegawa , Japanese gay erotic artist Sadao Kazama , Japanese sport wrestler Kotogahama Sadao , Japanese sumo…
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The Story of Sadao
Sadao first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 22 Sadaos were born — ranking #1,605 that year. As of 2026, Sadao ranks #2,973 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 244 Sadaos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sadao
Sadao is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 244 births in the dataset. Sadao's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #1,605. Use the chart and map above to compare Sadao's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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