Kaede
Kaede is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Kaede
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaede is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Kaede
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kaede as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Kaede — #7,142 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Kaedes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (12 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 242 Kaedes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kaede on the record books as a boy name in 2003, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 11 Kaedes were born — ranking #7,285 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Kaedes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (11 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 70 Kaedes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kaede
Kaede is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 242 births in the dataset. Kaede's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #7,142. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaede'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 .
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