Cade

“Battle, from a Brittonic name root” — Old English origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

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

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

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).

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

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