Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Cade name popularity since 1925
34,918 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cade. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Cade is about 19 years old in 2026. Cade peaked in 2001 as the #201 name for boys, and it ranked #248 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,918
- Named Cade, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #248
- for boys in 2025 (1,392 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 146 girls · 34,772 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Cade made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cade births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Cade both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Cade became 5× more common, from 1 in 6,380 baby boys to 1 in 1,280.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 1,070 to 1 in 1,690.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Cade's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cade.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cade in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 35 | #3,013 |
| 1970s | 0 | 491 | #1,068 |
| 1980s | 0 | 863 | #897 |
| 1990s | 19 | 4,570 | #516 |
| 2000s | 54 | 13,668 | #286 |
| 2010s | 39 | 8,311 | #364 |
| 2020–25 | 34 | 6,829 | #248 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.9% of babies named Cade from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Cade is most popular
The index compares Cade's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cade.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.37× | 958 |
| Idaho | 2.54× | 338 |
| Louisiana | 2.17× | 1,300 |
| Oklahoma | 2.06× | 897 |
| Colorado | 1.98× | 817 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cade and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Cade (this page) | 34,772 | 2001 |
| Kade | 23,294 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cade's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cade.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cade (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data