Cade

Meaning: Battle
Origin: Old English — From a Brittonic name root

Boy's name · #248 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Cade is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1953, it stood at #248 in 2025; about 35,000 boys have been named Cade along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#304 in Scotland (2025) · #355 in N. Ireland (2025) · #704 in Ireland (2025) · #801 in England & Wales (2025) · #342 in Canada (2024).

Famous Cades

Cade Cunningham — American basketball player (born 2001)
Cade Cowell — American soccer player
Cade McNown — All-American college football player, professional football player, quarterback
Cade Fairchild — American ice hockey player
Cade Otton — American football player

In stories & tradition

Cade Skywalker — Star Wars: Legacy
Cade Calvert — Gone with the Wind (musical stage work)

What Cades become

Among 69 notable people named Cade:

Sports figures appear 3.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cade Cunningham, American basketball player (born 2001).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Kade (#349), Cade would rank around #159 with about 2,300 births last year — the newborns split about 60/40 between Cade and Kade.

Similar names: Kade · Reid · Chaim · Wade · Tate · Camden

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