Kade

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #348 for boys in 2025, 943 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2024 · 993 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
23,294
since 1969

Kade over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Kade has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022boysat peak
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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#9,45710#348943
2024#7,25115#345993
2023#8,48612#350935
2022#8,54212#351940
2021#10,2929#381849
2020#8,95311#363859
2019#8,13813#376845
2018#13,7936#355933
2017#11,6158#415752
2016#9,41111#411780
2015#7,61315#385832
2014#13,0697#404770
2013#11,0009#413715
2012#14,9626#437636
2011#12,1538#411689
2010#13,4487#385743
2009#13,7047#408719
2008#11,5999#413718
2007#12,6768#432656
2006#11,4179#433636
2005#11,8348#414656
2004#9,26411#386701
2003#13,8446#377690
2002#12,1877#366717
2001#11,0208#381682
2000#9,16310#417593
1999#11,3857#430542
1998#11,1387#527391
1997#12,0706#569329
1996—#554336
1995#13,3865#610282
1994—#687229
1993—#848156
1992—#1,037111
1991—#1,09599
1990#10,1937#1,06599
1989—#1,24375
1988—#99495
1987#11,3255#1,29557
1986—#1,07575
1985—#1,11070
1984—#1,25154
1983—#1,59437
1982—#1,36248
1981—#1,86530
1980—#1,59337
1979—#1,53238
1978—#2,37519
1977—#2,36119
1976—#2,60116
1975—#2,90213
1974—#2,12920
1973—#3,01311
1972—#3,3449
1971—#3,3709
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1969—#3,9356
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five boys were named Kade! It came in at #3,935, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1970, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Kade is popular in 2022

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #168 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 548 boysNHWashington: #330 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,445 boysWAIdaho: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,338 boysIDMontana: #171 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 485 boysMTNorth Dakota: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 572 boysNDMinnesota: #429 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,918 boysMNIllinois: #316 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,479 boysILWisconsin: #383 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,820 boysWIMichigan: #218 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 883 boysMINew York: #563 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,229 boysNYMassachusetts: #386 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,127 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedRIOregon: #307 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,176 boysORNevada: #338 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,291 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #157 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 458 boysSDIowa: #219 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 775 boysIAIndiana: #356 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,535 boysINOhio: #236 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,021 boysOHPennsylvania: #274 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,217 boysPANew Jersey: #570 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,392 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #558 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 3,439 boysCAUtah: #351 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,457 boysUTColorado: #384 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,697 boysCONebraska: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 666 boysNEMissouri: #244 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 999 boysMOKentucky: #226 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 860 boysKYWest Virginia: #158 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 478 boysWVVirginia: #375 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,745 boysVAMaryland: #497 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,485 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedDEArizona: #313 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,305 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedNMKansas: #232 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 854 boysKSArkansas: #222 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 788 boysARTennessee: #328 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,436 boysTNNorth Carolina: #341 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,499 boysNCSouth Carolina: #482 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,278 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kade, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #283 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,044 boysOKLouisiana: #252 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,015 boysLAMississippi: #335 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,281 boysMSAlabama: #319 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,296 boysALGeorgia: #389 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,830 boysGAHawaii: #105 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 328 boysHITexas: #421 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 2,153 boysTXFlorida: #439 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,325 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#105 · 1 in 328
  2. South Dakota#157 · 1 in 458
  3. West Virginia#158 · 1 in 478
  4. New Hampshire#168 · 1 in 548
  5. Montana#171 · 1 in 485

Best ever in a state: #65 in Montana, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#105101 in 328
South Dakota#15781 in 458
West Virginia#158141 in 478
New Hampshire#16881 in 548
Montana#17171 in 485
North Dakota#20061 in 572
Nebraska#203131 in 666
Michigan#218471 in 883
Iowa#219181 in 775
Arkansas#222161 in 788
Kentucky#226231 in 860
Kansas#232161 in 854
Ohio#236521 in 1,021
Missouri#244281 in 999
Louisiana#252211 in 1,015
Pennsylvania#274441 in 1,217
Oklahoma#283171 in 1,044
Oregon#307131 in 1,176
Arizona#313251 in 1,305
Illinois#316351 in 1,479
Alabama#319171 in 1,296
Tennessee#328251 in 1,436
Washington#330231 in 1,445
Mississippi#33591 in 1,281
Nevada#33891 in 1,291
North Carolina#341341 in 1,499
Utah#351131 in 1,457
Idaho#35661 in 1,338
Indiana#356211 in 1,535
Virginia#375221 in 1,745
Wisconsin#383131 in 1,820
Colorado#384151 in 1,697
Massachusetts#386131 in 2,127
Georgia#389281 in 1,830
Texas#421831 in 2,153
Minnesota#429131 in 1,918
Florida#439411 in 2,325
South Carolina#48291 in 2,278
Maryland#497101 in 2,485
California#558551 in 3,439
New York#563271 in 3,229
New Jersey#570121 in 3,392
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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 Kade
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 3 spots since 2024 (#345 → #348)
  • 15 spots since 2020 (#363 → #348)
  • 37 spots since 2015 (#385 → #348)
  • Biggest jump: 301 spots in 1988 (#1,295 → #994)
  • Biggest drop: 249 spots in 1989 (#994 → #1,243)
Rise & fade · boys
55 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 2024 at #345 (993 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 34 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1993–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,735
  • Highest: 1 in 1,735 boys born in 2024 were named Kade (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,811 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 33.0% of all boys named Kade (7,695) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s6#3,935 (1969)#3,935
1970s154#1,532 (1979)#2,625
1980s578#994 (1988)#1,338
1990s2,574#430 (1999)#742
2000s6,768#366 (2002)#403
2010s7,695#355 (2018)#399
2020s5,519#345 (2024)#356

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.

Kade in 2022

girls
#8,542
12 births · 1 in 136,678 girls
boys
#351
940 births · 1 in 1,857 boys

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #8,542Kade12

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #351Kade940
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 136,678 of them was named Kade, which outranked 51.9% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kade
  1. #8,032Zolani13
  2. #8,032Zulay13
  3. #8,032Zyriah13
  4. #8,542Kade12
  5. #8,542Aaila12
  6. #8,542Aamina12
  7. #8,542Aamiyah12
  8. #9,056Aakifah11
  9. #9,056Aalaya11
  10. #9,056Aariya11

Tied with 513 names at #8,542; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

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

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 1,857 of them was named Kade, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kade
  1. #348Julius943
  2. #348Prince943
  3. #350Koa941
  4. #351Kade940
  5. #352Onyx937
  6. #353Raiden935
  7. #354Callan930
Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

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

See the top 100 for 2022 →