Kade

KAYD

Spelling variation of Cade, English

"round, barrel; battle"

Kade Origin and Meaning

The name Kade is a boy's name meaning "round, barrel; battle".

Kade falls into the trend of using a letter K at the beginning of a traditionally C-starting name, perhaps to give it a sharper edge. Trending since the 90s, Kade is currently in the Top 400, while Cade ranks nearly around 70 places ahead. Given to 933 babies in 2023, it is a consistently used name.

The original Cade spelling developed from an Old English surname meaning "round", though it is also possible that it emerged as a name for someone who made barrels, or from the Old English Cada meaning "battle".

Combined with all the boys named Cade, Kayden, Caden, Kaiden, and so on, it might feel far more popular as a name than it actually is.

Kade Rank in US Top 1000

# 350 in the US

Kade Popularity

• 350 US 2023
• 1425 Nameberry 2024
• 338 Future 2028
• 880 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Kade

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Kade.

• Cade
• Kaden
• Kace
• Kane
• Caden
• Dane
• Kase
• Kayden
• Kash
• Kaiden
• Nadiya
• Kason
• Dallas
• Bodie
• Kamdyn
• Callen
• Jace
• Chace
• Case
• Tate

Famous People Named Kade

• Kade Weston American NFL football player
• Kade Speiser American photographer and videographer
• Kash Kade Biermann son of reality star Kim Zolciak and football player Kroy Biermann
• Cameron Kade son of American wrestler Shawn Michaels

Kade in Pop Culture

• Kade Bronson (later Kade West) character in Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series