Cade is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cade means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cade across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cade has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cade is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “round or barrel”. From an English surname of uncertain meaning.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 34,918 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 938 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 115 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 14 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 22 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cade per year, United States (1953 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (1,817/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (57/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2023 (14/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (5/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Cade has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #384 nationally (given to 1,865 babies that year).
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