Cade

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #248 for boys in 2025, 1,392 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2001 · 1,811 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
34,772
since 1953

Cade over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cade has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #201, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#2481,392
2024#13,4776#2721,265
2023#11,1698#2801,218
2022#15,3065#2921,170
2021#10,2929#338961
2020—#376823
2019#11,3568#397787
2018—#386830
2017—#445697
2016#14,3316#410781
2015#13,0067#364892
2014#11,9318#361880
2013—#375807
2012#16,8695#369821
2011#16,7645#347867
2010—#330949
2009#12,4298#325986
2008—#3091,074
2007—#2941,173
2006#15,1526#2871,215
2005#11,8348#2861,162
2004#9,26411#2531,309
2003#15,7845#2211,576
2002#9,48210#2081,716
2001#13,5216#2011,811
2000—#2161,646
1999#14,4115#2251,498
1998—#336806
1997#9,0179#460480
1996#13,5185#493428
1995—#516393
1994—#591303
1993—#696221
1992—#825163
1991—#885142
1990—#881136
1989—#962112
1988—#943104
1987—#904108
1986—#1,00884
1985—#897102
1984—#1,05472
1983—#1,00078
1982—#1,19360
1981—#1,02479
1980—#1,13364
1979—#1,24155
1978—#1,27250
1977—#98176
1976—#1,46937
1975—#1,06561
1974—#1,06560
1973—#1,04560
1972—#99366
1971—#2,27917
1970—#3,2829
1969—#3,3148
1968—#2,9079
1967——
1966—#2,62710
1965—#2,9828
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five boys were named Cade! It came in at #3,798, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1953–1964, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cade is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedNHWashington: #258 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,232 boysWAIdaho: #188 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 667 boysIDMontana: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 505 boysMTNorth Dakota: #104 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 334 boysNDMinnesota: #144 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 680 boysMNIllinois: #291 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,703 boysILWisconsin: #185 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 865 boysWIMichigan: #350 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,338 boysMINew York: #667 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,776 boysNYMassachusetts: #610 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,803 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 879 boysORNevada: #276 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,383 boysNVWyoming: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 363 boysWYSouth Dakota: #86 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 249 boysSDIowa: #110 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 395 boysIAIndiana: #203 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 969 boysINOhio: #245 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,515 boysOHPennsylvania: #375 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,883 boysPANew Jersey: #667 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,935 boysNJConnecticut: #373 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,899 boysCTCalifornia: #356 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 2,547 boysCAUtah: #168 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 629 boysUTColorado: #199 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 846 boysCONebraska: #162 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 620 boysNEMissouri: #179 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 848 boysMOKentucky: #531 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,657 boysKYWest Virginia: #275 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,783 boysWVVirginia: #409 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,844 boysVAMaryland: #450 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,168 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedDEArizona: #235 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,089 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedNMKansas: #179 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 691 boysKSArkansas: #108 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 407 boysARTennessee: #194 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,088 boysTNNorth Carolina: #305 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,820 boysNCSouth Carolina: #312 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,746 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #139 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 517 boysOKLouisiana: #119 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 510 boysLAMississippi: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,245 boysMSAlabama: #165 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 784 boysALGeorgia: #373 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,243 boysGAHawaii: #120 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 418 boysHITexas: #204 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 948 boysTXFlorida: #288 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,707 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#86 · 1 in 249
  2. North Dakota#104 · 1 in 334
  3. Arkansas#108 · 1 in 407
  4. Iowa#110 · 1 in 395
  5. Louisiana#119 · 1 in 510

Best ever in a state: #54 in South Dakota, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#86171 in 249
North Dakota#104101 in 334
Arkansas#108371 in 407
Iowa#110411 in 395
Louisiana#119501 in 510
Hawaii#120121 in 418
Wyoming#13351 in 363
Oklahoma#139401 in 517
Minnesota#144441 in 680
Montana#14481 in 505
Nebraska#162171 in 620
Alabama#165301 in 784
Utah#168351 in 629
Kansas#179241 in 691
Missouri#179401 in 848
Wisconsin#185341 in 865
Idaho#188131 in 667
Tennessee#194331 in 1,088
Colorado#199351 in 846
Oregon#200221 in 879
Indiana#203401 in 969
Texas#2041891 in 948
Arizona#235381 in 1,089
Ohio#245441 in 1,515
Mississippi#256121 in 1,245
Washington#258281 in 1,232
West Virginia#27551 in 1,783
Nevada#276101 in 1,383
Florida#288561 in 1,707
Illinois#291461 in 1,703
North Carolina#305281 in 1,820
South Carolina#312121 in 1,746
Michigan#350241 in 2,338
California#356991 in 2,547
Connecticut#37361 in 2,899
Georgia#373261 in 2,243
Pennsylvania#375221 in 2,883
Virginia#409151 in 2,844
Maryland#45091 in 3,168
Kentucky#53161 in 3,657
Massachusetts#61051 in 6,803
New Jersey#66781 in 5,935
New York#667191 in 5,776
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cade
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 24 spots since 2024 (#272 → #248)
  • 128 spots since 2020 (#376 → #248)
  • 116 spots since 2015 (#364 → #248)
  • Biggest jump: 1,286 spots in 1972 (#2,279 → #993)
  • Biggest drop: 291 spots in 1978 (#981 → #1,272)
Rise & fade · boys
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 2001 at #201 (1,811 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1987–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,073
  • Highest: 1 in 1,073 boys born in 2001 were named Cade (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,227 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 39.3% of all boys named Cade (13,668) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#3,798 (1953)#3,798
1960s35#2,627 (1966)#2,958
1970s491#981 (1977)#1,469
1980s863#897 (1985)#1,012
1990s4,570#225 (1999)#591
2000s13,668#201 (2001)#260
2010s8,311#330 (2010)#378
2020s6,829#248 (2025)#301

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cade in 2004

girls
#9,264
11 births · 1 in 166,932 girls
boys
#253
1,309 births · 1 in 1,516 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #9,264Cade11

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #253Cade1,309
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 166,932 of them was named Cade, which outranked 50.8% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cade
  1. #8,716Zuleima12
  2. #8,716Zury12
  3. #8,716Zyan12
  4. #9,264Cade11
  5. #9,264Aaminah11
  6. #9,264Aarti11
  7. #9,264Aaryanna11
  8. #9,892Aalaysia10
  9. #9,892Aamina10
  10. #9,892Abrial10

Tied with 627 names at #9,264; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 1,516 of them was named Cade, which outranked 98.1% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cade
  1. #250Chance1,321
  2. #251Johnny1,317
  3. #252Keith1,315
  4. #253Cade1,309
  5. #253Simon1,309
  6. #255Allen1,303
  7. #256Enrique1,295
  8. #257Keegan1,293

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004 →