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Kaede

Girl

Meaning of Kaede: Japanese: 'maple leaf'

Kaede is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 14745th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#14745

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

318

First recorded 1997 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 12 babies2013: 14 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 10 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 5 babies
US babies named Kaede per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 24.

Gender split

22% boys · 78% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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