Kade Boy
How popular is Kade?
#348 boy name in 2025
943 baby boys were named Kade in the US in 2025, making it the 348th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Kade popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #348 for boys (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 943 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #385 in 2015, #363 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (993 boys) |
| Highest rank | #345 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kade counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cade family of names ranked #153 for boys in 2025 (#158 the year before), with 2,561 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cade | 1,392 | 54% |
| Kade | 943 | 37% |
| Cayde | 129 | 5% |
| Kayde | 45 | 2% |
| Kaid | 23 | 1% |
| Kaide | 12 | 0% |
| Kayd | 6 | 0% |
| Caide | 6 | 0% |
| Cayd | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kade is most popular
Babies named Kade per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 2.8 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- North Dakota: 2.3 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- West Virginia: 1.7 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Montana: 1.7 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- South Dakota: 1.5 per 1,000 (28 boys)
Kade by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1970s | 154 | #1,532 |
| 1980s | 578 | #993 |
| 1990s | 2,574 | #430 |
| 2000s | 6,768 | #366 |
| 2010s | 7,695 | #355 |
| 2020s | 5,519 | #345 |
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Questions
- Is Kade a boy or girl name?
- Kade is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Kade were boys.
- How popular is the name Kade?
- 943 baby boys were named Kade in the US in 2025, making it the 348th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Kade most popular?
- Kade peaked in 2024, when 993 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #345 in 2024.
- How many people are named Kade?
- 23,573 babies have been named Kade in the US since 1880. We estimate about 23,285 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Kade most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kade was most common in Hawaii, at 2.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.