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Shardae

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Pronounced shar-DAY /ʃɑrˈdeɪ/Medium

Meaning: Shardae spells out the sound of Sade, the Yoruba name (short for Folasade, 'honor confers a crown') carried by the British-Nigerian singer Sade Adu. Because 'Sade' is said 'shar-DAY', American parents wrote the sound as Shardae.Low

In 30 seconds: Shardae is the sound of Sade written out for English readers (said 'shar-DAY'). It rose with the singer Sade in the mid-eighties.

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Origin LowEnglish, Yoruba

MeaningShardae spells out the sound of Sade, the Yoruba name (short for Folasade, 'honor confers a crown') carried by the British-Nigerian singer Sade Adu. Because 'Sade' is said 'shar-DAY', American parents wrote the sound as Shardae.

U.S. rank (2015)#18721 ↗ Rising

2015 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1986

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,404

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shardae is a phonetic English spelling of Sade, from the Yoruba Folasade, 'honor confers a crown'. When the smooth-voiced singer Sade Adu became a star in the mid-eighties, parents who loved the sound but not the puzzling spelling wrote it as Shardae -- which is why the name barely existed before then.

A girl named Shardae at its 1986 crest is now in her late thirties. The name is a small time capsule of mid-eighties music; it reads as of-its-moment and pairs naturally with the -ay names Renae, Janae and Chante.

Did you know? The singer Sade broke through with her 1984 debut, and the American spellings Shardae and Sharde appeared almost overnight; Shardae peaked in 1986.

Overall data confidence 50%

References -- Shardae — Phonetic spelling of Sade (Yoruba Folasade); Sade Adu era

Variations

SadeShardayCharde

Nicknames

SharDae

Famous Bearers

★Sade Adu (1959--present)
British-Nigerian singer and lead of the band Sade whose mid-eighties fame inspired the Shardae spelling.

If you like Shardae…

Sade— the original name Shardae spells phonetically

Renae— a like -ae ending girl's name of the era

Janae— a same-era rhyming -nae name

Chante— a like French-styled musical name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shardae mean?

Shardae spells the name Sade, from the Yoruba Folasade, meaning 'honor confers a crown'.

How do you pronounce Shardae?

It's said shar-DAY /ʃɑrˈdeɪ/ -- two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Shardae a boy or girl name?

Shardae is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shardae?

Shardae appeared with the singer Sade in the mid-eighties and has been rare since.