Is Cade a boy or girl name?
Cade is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 1,260 boys were named Cade, so 0.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 33,514 US babies named Cade were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #272
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,739
- Babies named Cade since 1953
- 33,514
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 1,817 babies
Boys and girls named Cade, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 491 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 863 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 4,570 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 13,668 | 54 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 8,310 | 39 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 5,431 | 28 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,260 | #272 | 6 | #13,739 |
| 2023 | 1,218 | #280 | 8 | #11,352 |
| 2022 | 1,170 | #292 | 5 | #15,723 |
| 2021 | 960 | #338 | 9 | #10,436 |
| 2020 | 823 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 787 | #397 | 8 | #11,557 |
| 2018 | 830 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 697 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 781 | #410 | 6 | #14,662 |
| 2015 | 892 | #364 | 7 | #13,264 |
| 2014 | 880 | #361 | 8 | #12,147 |
| 2013 | 807 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 820 | #369 | 5 | #17,363 |
| 2011 | 867 | #347 | 5 | #17,246 |
| 2010 | 949 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 986 | #325 | 8 | #12,648 |
| 2008 | 1,074 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,173 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,215 | #287 | 6 | #15,468 |
| 2005 | 1,162 | #286 | 8 | #12,027 |
| 2004 | 1,309 | #253 | 11 | #9,362 |
| 2003 | 1,576 | #221 | 5 | #16,198 |
| 2002 | 1,716 | #208 | 10 | #9,612 |
| 2001 | 1,811 | #201 | 6 | #13,806 |
| 2000 | 1,646 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,498 | #225 | 5 | #14,776 |
| 1998 | 806 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 480 | #460 | 9 | #9,140 |
| 1996 | 428 | #493 | 5 | #13,846 |
| 1995 | 393 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 303 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 221 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 163 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 142 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 136 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 112 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 104 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 108 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 84 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 102 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 78 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 60 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 79 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 64 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 76 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 60 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 66 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,308 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,874 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cade reached #201 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #9,140 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cade
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.