Fun Facts About the Name Cade
- More than 34 thousand babies named Cade: U.S. records list 34,912 babies given the name Cade from 1880 through 2025. Even 146 girls received the name Cade - about 1 girl for every 238 boys.
What Does the Name Cade Mean?
Cade is an English name, originally a surname, and its exact meaning is uncertain. One explanation traces it to Middle English cade, meaning "cask" or "barrel," a word borrowed from Latin cadus. If that is the source, the surname may have described a cooper or a person of round build, though the nickname or occupational sense is not firmly established. Another explanation derives it from a medieval personal name such as Cada, which is of Old English origin. Because early forms are sparse and can point in different directions, no single derivation is certain.
Cade Name History & Origins
Cade is found as an English surname in the Middle Ages. The most famous early bearer is Jack Cade, who led a rebellion in Kent in 1450 against the government of King Henry VI. His revolt was later retold in Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where Cade appears as a rebel leader. These uses are historical and literary associations of the surname, not evidence of its origin.
As a first name, Cade is a modern development from the surname. It appears in English-speaking countries, especially the United States, and follows the broader pattern of surnames being adopted as given names. Its use as a given name is more recent than its use as a surname.
How Popular is the Name Cade?
Cade recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2001. Its best rank was #201 in 2001.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,507 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,739 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #11,352 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #15,723 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #10,436 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #11,557 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #14,662 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #13,264 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,147 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #17,363 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #17,246 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,648 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #15,468 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #12,027 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,362 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #16,198 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,612 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #13,806 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #14,776 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,140 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #13,846 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #248 | 1,392 | 0.0815% |
| 2024 | #272 | 1,260 | 0.0735% |
| 2023 | #280 | 1,218 | 0.0713% |
| 2022 | #292 | 1,170 | 0.0671% |
| 2021 | #338 | 960 | 0.0549% |
| 2020 | #376 | 823 | 0.0477% |
| 2019 | #397 | 787 | 0.0439% |
| 2018 | #386 | 830 | 0.0457% |
| 2017 | #445 | 697 | 0.0377% |
| 2016 | #410 | 781 | 0.0412% |
| 2015 | #364 | 892 | 0.0465% |
| 2014 | #361 | 880 | 0.0458% |
| 2013 | #376 | 807 | 0.0427% |
| 2012 | #369 | 820 | 0.0432% |
| 2011 | #347 | 867 | 0.0457% |
| 2010 | #330 | 949 | 0.0495% |
| 2009 | #325 | 986 | 0.0497% |
| 2008 | #309 | 1,074 | 0.0526% |
| 2007 | #294 | 1,173 | 0.0565% |
| 2006 | #287 | 1,215 | 0.0591% |
| 2005 | #286 | 1,162 | 0.0582% |
| 2004 | #253 | 1,309 | 0.0660% |
| 2003 | #221 | 1,576 | 0.0798% |
| 2002 | #208 | 1,716 | 0.0884% |
| 2001 | #201 | 1,811 | 0.0932% |
| 2000 | #216 | 1,646 | 0.0838% |
| 1999 | #225 | 1,498 | 0.0780% |
| 1998 | #336 | 806 | 0.0422% |
| 1997 | #460 | 480 | 0.0255% |
| 1996 | #493 | 428 | 0.0226% |
| 1995 | #516 | 393 | 0.0206% |
| 1994 | #591 | 303 | 0.0157% |
| 1993 | #696 | 221 | 0.0113% |
| 1992 | #825 | 163 | 0.0082% |
| 1991 | #886 | 142 | 0.0070% |
| 1990 | #882 | 136 | 0.0066% |
| 1989 | #963 | 112 | 0.0056% |
| 1988 | #944 | 104 | 0.0054% |
| 1987 | #905 | 108 | 0.0058% |
| 1986 | #1,009 | 84 | 0.0046% |
| 1985 | #897 | 102 | 0.0055% |
| 1984 | #1,056 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 1983 | #1,002 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1982 | #1,197 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1981 | #1,025 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 1980 | #1,134 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1979 | #1,242 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1978 | #1,272 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 1977 | #981 | 76 | 0.0046% |
| 1976 | #1,472 | 37 | 0.0024% |
| 1975 | #1,069 | 61 | 0.0039% |
| 1974 | #1,068 | 60 | 0.0038% |
| 1973 | #1,048 | 60 | 0.0038% |
| 1972 | #993 | 66 | 0.0041% |
| 1971 | #2,291 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #3,308 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,089 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,934 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #2,646 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,013 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #3,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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