Cade
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Cade
Strong and modern, Cade shot up the popularity lists around the millennium—it was as high as Number 201 in 2001. Now, it has declined in popularity slightly, but nevertheless remains in the US Top 300, given to around 1200 babies each year. Combined with all the baby Kades, Cadens, Kaidens and Kaydens however, it might feel even more popular that it actually is.
Cade for boys#248 US
The name Cade developed from an Old English nickname 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".
Like Scarlett, Rhett, Ashley, Melanie, and Beau, Cade was worn by a character in Gone With the Wind and now, there's a Cade Skywalker in the Star Wars universe, and Keith Carradine named his now-grown son Cade.
Cade for girls#13507 US
Cade as a feminine name represents an uncommon gender crossover from its more traditional masculine usage. With British origins, Cade derives from an Old English word meaning 'round' or possibly from a Middle English term for a barrel or cask. Alternatively, some link it to the Gaelic 'cadad' meaning 'small battle.' While Cade has gained moderate popularity as a boy's name since the 1990s, its feminine usage remains extremely rare. The name offers a short, strong sound with a modern unisex appeal. Parents choosing Cade for a daughter might appreciate its simplicity, strength, and uniqueness, fitting within the trend of traditionally masculine names being adopted for girls.
Pronounced KAYD.
As of October 2026, Cade ranked #248 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #201 in 2001, Nameberry popularity #616.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #361 | 880 | 458.1 |
| 2015 | #364 | 892 | 465.4 |
| 2016 | #410 | 781 | 411.5 |
| 2017 | #445 | 697 | 376.6 |
| 2018 | #386 | 830 | 457 |
| 2019 | #397 | 787 | 438.6 |
| 2020 | #376 | 823 | 476.8 |
| 2021 | #338 | 960 | 548.7 |
| 2022 | #292 | 1,170 | 670.1 |
| 2023 | #280 | 1,218 | 712 |
| 2024 | #272 | 1,260 | 731.3 |
| 2025 | #248 | 1,392 | 815 |
World rankings
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- Cade Brem McNownBoy
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- Cade SuttonBoy
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- Christopher "Cade" CourtleyBoy
American TV host and former Navy SEAL
- Cade GasparBoy
American baseball player; son of baseball player Rod Gaspar
- Cade CarradineBoy
son of actor Keith Carradine
- Cade SweeneyBoy
son of actor D.B. Sweeney
- Cade Joseph Nedney (b. 2005)Boy
son of NFL player Joe Nedney
- Cade Heap (b. 2009)Boy
son of NFL player Todd Heap
- Cade Mackinlay Mochrie (b. 2010)Boy
son of actor Peter Mochrie
- Cade SnyderBoy
stepson of actress Angela Kinsey
Cade in pop culture
- Johnny CadeBoy
character from the book and film "The Outsiders" by SE Hinton
- Cade YeagerBoy
from the movie "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
- CadeBoy
character in the book "Fated" by Alyson Noel
- Cade LasalleBoy
character on TV's "NCIS: New Orleans"
- "CadeBoy
" novel by James Hadley Chase and its main character
- CadeBoy
series of books by Douglas Hill
- Cade SkywalkerBoy
character in Star Wars: Legacy comic series