Kade
Kade is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kade
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kade is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kade
American parents first put Kade on the record books as a baby boy name in 1969, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,011 Kades were born — ranking #341 that year. About 32% of every Kade on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kade ranks #341 for baby boys with 1,011 births, gradually rising (+15%). All told, over 24K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kade
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kade. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Kade
Kade is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Kade's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #341. Use the chart and map above to compare Kade's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.