How popular is the baby name Sedale in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Sedale.

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Popularity of the baby name Sedale


Posts that mention the name Sedale

Where did the baby name Sedale come from in 1985?

Basketball player Sedale Threatt
Sedale Threatt

We looked at the ’80s name Sadane recently, so today let’s look at a similar name that emerged in the U.S. baby name data during the same decade: Sedale.

  • 1989: 6 baby boys named Sedale
  • 1988: 6 baby boys named Sedale
  • 1987: 17 baby boys named Sedale
    • 5 born in Pennsylvania
  • 1986: 28 baby boys named Sedale [peak]
    • 10 born in Pennsylvania
  • 1985: 9 baby boys named Sedale [debut]
  • 1984: unlisted
  • 1983: unlisted

What put this name on the map?

Basketball player Sedale Threatt (pronounced seh-DAYL THREET). He played in the NBA from 1983–1997, and his first four seasons were with the Philadelphia 76ers — which accounts for the relatively high usage in Pennsylvania in the mid-’80s.

The name dropped out of the data in 1990, but rebounded a few years later when Sedale Threatt was playing particularly well for the Los Angeles Lakers. “In 1992-93, Threatt became the second Laker, after [Magic] Johnson, to lead the team in scoring, assists and steals.”

  • 1995: unlisted
  • 1994: 9 baby boys named Sedale
  • 1993: 14 baby boys named Sedale
  • 1992: 14 baby boys named Sedale
  • 1991: unlisted
  • 1990: unlisted

I don’t know how many children Sedale Threatt ended up having, but I do know that he passed his unique first name down to at least three of them: Sedale Threatt Jr., another Sedale Threatt Jr., and Tyler Sedale.

What are your thoughts on the name Sedale? (Do you like it more or less than Sadane?)

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