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Cade

/ˈkeɪd/ · 100% boys · #248 in the US for boys, 2025

Cade has been given to about 34,918 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 33,570
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cade per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 1,817
  • Born in 20251,398
  • All time34,918
  • England & Wales, 2025#807 · 41

How popular is Cade?

Cade ranks 248th among American boys in 2025, with 1,398 born that year. Its best year was 2001, when 1,817 babies were given the name, ranking 201st. The typical living American called Cade is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.

Names that sound like Cade

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kade0.95
  2. Wade0.81
  3. Caden0.75
  4. Case0.75
  5. Kaden0.71
  6. Claude0.70
  7. Kane0.70
  8. Kase0.70

Middle names for Cade

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cade Thomas0.80
  2. Cade James0.80
  3. Cade Miles0.79
  4. Cade Wilder0.78
  5. Cade Cole0.65
  6. Cade Paul0.61

Sibling names for Cade

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Delaneysister · 0.97
  2. Fatimasister · 0.97
  3. Reeceeither · 0.97
  4. Makennasister · 0.97
  5. Kobebrother · 0.96
  6. Kylerbrother · 0.96

Where Cade is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.18%
  2. Ohio0.12%
  3. Maine0.11%
  4. Michigan0.11%
  5. West Virginia0.11%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cade Wilson0.75
  2. Cade Williams0.75
  3. Cade Walker0.75
  4. Cade Turner0.75
  5. Cade Torres0.75
  6. Cade Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cade

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Cade across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.