Cady
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Cady
Cady is one of those names that sounds popular but is actually rare in this form, given to only a few dozen baby girls in the US last year.
Its origins are unclear, and as many possible meanings and origins are cited as there are sources on the web. It may relate to male names Cade, which means round or barrel, or Caden, meaning battle. The similar Caddie is an antiquated nickname for Caroline.
One disadvantage is that Cady will forever be misunderstood as Katie. Advantage: It can be used, perhaps in the middle place, to honor women's rights leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Cady is also given to boys.
Pronounced KAY-dee.
As of October 2026, Cady ranked #5836 in US births in 1988 SSA, peaked at #5217 in 1985.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,937 | 38 | 21.3 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,879 | 28 | 15.8 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,250 | 33 | 19.4 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,904 | 26 | 16.1 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,926 | 27 | 16.5 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Cady on lists
Famous Cadys
- Catherine Elizabeth “Cady” HuffmanGirl
American actress
- Cady GrovesGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Katie Jo "Cady" McClainGirl
American actress and singer
- Elizabeth Cady StantonGirl
American suffragette
Cady in pop culture
- Cady HeronGirl
main character in "Mean Girls"
- Cady HansonGirl
character on TV show "Reaper"
- Cadence "Cady" Sinclair EastmanGirl
main character in novel "We Were Liars"