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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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
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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 2009

  • 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: #271 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,275 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedIDMontana: #134 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 444 boysMTNorth Dakota: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 416 boysNDMinnesota: #245 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,123 boysMNIllinois: #380 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,199 boysILWisconsin: #371 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,208 boysWIMichigan: #340 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,974 boysMINew York: #1,057 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,792 boysNYMassachusetts: #682 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,211 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedRIOregon: #227 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 840 boysORNevada: #256 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #147 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 458 boysSDIowa: #170 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 659 boysIAIndiana: #348 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,968 boysINOhio: #323 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,958 boysOHPennsylvania: #471 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,451 boysPANew Jersey: #862 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,436 boysNJConnecticut: #359 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,185 boysCTCalifornia: #389 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 2,752 boysCAUtah: #268 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,149 boysUTColorado: #243 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,027 boysCONebraska: #277 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,153 boysNEMissouri: #343 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,859 boysMOKentucky: #243 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,302 boysKYWest Virginia: #210 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 953 boysWVVirginia: #524 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,513 boysVAMaryland: #664 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,793 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedDEArizona: #334 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,815 boysAZNew Mexico: #409 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,120 boysNMKansas: #260 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,116 boysKSArkansas: #214 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 884 boysARTennessee: #241 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,252 boysTNNorth Carolina: #369 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,153 boysNCSouth Carolina: #274 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,356 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cade, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #123 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 456 boysOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 808 boysLAMississippi: #212 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 994 boysMSAlabama: #276 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,421 boysALGeorgia: #338 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,844 boysGAHawaii: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 921 boysHITexas: #267 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 1,361 boysTXFlorida: #437 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,723 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#123 · 1 in 456
  2. Montana#134 · 1 in 444
  3. North Dakota#135 · 1 in 416
  4. South Dakota#147 · 1 in 458
  5. Iowa#170 · 1 in 659

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#123471 in 456
Montana#13491 in 444
North Dakota#13581 in 416
South Dakota#14791 in 458
Iowa#170241 in 659
Louisiana#180311 in 808
West Virginia#21091 in 953
Mississippi#212151 in 994
Arkansas#214171 in 884
Oregon#227231 in 840
Tennessee#241291 in 1,252
Colorado#243281 in 1,027
Kentucky#243181 in 1,302
Minnesota#245261 in 1,123
Hawaii#24651 in 921
Nevada#256131 in 1,104
Kansas#260151 in 1,116
Texas#2671371 in 1,361
Utah#268201 in 1,149
Washington#271291 in 1,275
South Carolina#274161 in 1,356
Alabama#276171 in 1,421
Nebraska#27791 in 1,153
Ohio#323321 in 1,958
Arizona#334221 in 1,815
Georgia#338321 in 1,844
Michigan#340251 in 1,974
Missouri#343181 in 1,859
Indiana#348191 in 1,968
Connecticut#35971 in 2,185
North Carolina#369251 in 2,153
Wisconsin#371131 in 2,208
Illinois#380331 in 2,199
California#389881 in 2,752
New Mexico#40951 in 2,120
Florida#437351 in 2,723
Pennsylvania#471181 in 3,451
Virginia#524121 in 3,513
Maryland#66461 in 4,793
Massachusetts#68251 in 6,211
New Jersey#86261 in 7,436
New York#1,057111 in 9,792
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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 2009

girls
#12,429
8 births · 1 in 229,639 girls
boys
#325
986 births · 1 in 2,012 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #12,429Cade8

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #325Cade986
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 229,639 of them was named Cade, which outranked 38.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cade
  1. #11,459Zyair9
  2. #11,459Zynasia9
  3. #11,459Zyrihanna9
  4. #12,429Cade8
  5. #12,429Aaleeyah8
  6. #12,429Aalina8
  7. #12,429Aamiya8
  8. #13,704Aadyn7
  9. #13,704Aahna7
  10. #13,704Aairah7

Tied with 1,274 names at #12,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 2,012 of them was named Cade, which outranked 97.8% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cade
  1. #322Gerardo993
  2. #323Judah992
  3. #324Jakob989
  4. #325Cade986
  5. #326Cohen984
  6. #327Paxton979
  7. #328Payton972
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →