Kade
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Meaning
variant spelling of Cade
The story
Kade is Cade with the K of intent, an original-and-respelling couple in these pages, Cade at about 34,800 boys in our records, filed with Cash and Kash, Cairo and Kairo, Nico and Niko. Cade's story carried the hedged Welsh battle root; Kade carries the same sound with the alphabet's favorite modern initial. The record: about 2,600 in the 1990s, 6,900 in the 2000s, cresting at 7,800 in the 2010s, and 5,600 so far this decade, with the C-spelling leading at the crest and the two settling together. In our records it goes to boys about 23,300 to 280. The couples' ledger keeps confirming the same law: one sound, two spellings, two families of families, divided by exactly one letter of intention, rising and settling as one.
How popular is Kade around the world?
In the United States, 5,588 babies were named Kade between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 7 boys were registered as Kade in 2017.
Kade is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, England and Wales and Ireland.
United States
1 in 3,900
In the United States, 5,588 babies were named Kade between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kade peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
South Australia
1 in 2,6002017
In South Australia, 7 boys were registered as Kade in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 3,300
In Canada, 110 boys named Kade were born in 2024, the 298th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
New Zealand
1 in 4,400
In New Zealand, 13 boys named Kade were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Scotland
1 in 4,600
In Scotland, 10 boys named Kade were registered in 2024, the 352nd most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
England and Wales
1 in 9,000
In England and Wales, 65 boys named Kade were born in 2025, the 593rd most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Ireland
1 in 9,000
In Ireland, 6 boys named Kade were born in 2025, the 509th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Kade
Most people given the name Kade in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
Keep exploring
The Kade deep dive
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