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Kade

Boy

Meaning of Kade: Gaelic: 'wetland or round'

Kade is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 353rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 638th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#353

953 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#638

59 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,573

First recorded 1969 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 30 babies1982: 48 babies1983: 37 babies1984: 54 babies1985: 70 babies1986: 75 babies1987: 62 babies1988: 95 babies1989: 75 babies1990: 106 babies19901991: 99 babies1992: 111 babies1993: 156 babies1994: 229 babies1995: 287 babies1996: 336 babies1997: 335 babies1998: 398 babies1999: 549 babies2000: 603 babies20002001: 690 babies2002: 724 babies2003: 696 babies2004: 712 babies2005: 664 babies2006: 645 babies2007: 664 babies2008: 727 babies2009: 726 babies2010: 750 babies20102011: 697 babies2012: 642 babies2013: 724 babies2014: 777 babies2015: 847 babies2016: 791 babies2017: 760 babies2018: 939 babies2019: 858 babies2020: 870 babies20202021: 858 babies2022: 952 babies2023: 947 babies2024: 1,008 babies2025: 953 babies
US babies named Kade per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,008.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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