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Cade

Boy

Meaning of Cade: English: 'round'

Cade is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 256th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 651st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#256

1,398 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#651

57 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

34,918

First recorded 1953 · peak 2001

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 79 babies1982: 60 babies1983: 78 babies1984: 72 babies1985: 102 babies1986: 84 babies1987: 108 babies1988: 104 babies1989: 112 babies1990: 136 babies19901991: 142 babies1992: 163 babies1993: 221 babies1994: 303 babies1995: 393 babies1996: 433 babies1997: 489 babies1998: 806 babies1999: 1,503 babies2000: 1,646 babies20002001: 1,817 babies2002: 1,726 babies2003: 1,581 babies2004: 1,320 babies2005: 1,170 babies2006: 1,221 babies2007: 1,173 babies2008: 1,074 babies2009: 994 babies2010: 949 babies20102011: 872 babies2012: 826 babies2013: 807 babies2014: 888 babies2015: 899 babies2016: 787 babies2017: 697 babies2018: 830 babies2019: 795 babies2020: 823 babies20202021: 970 babies2022: 1,175 babies2023: 1,226 babies2024: 1,271 babies2025: 1,398 babies
US babies named Cade per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,817.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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