Is Cady a boy or girl name?
Cady is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Cady, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 2,444 US babies named Cady were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,635
- Babies named Cady since 1970
- 2,444
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 155 babies
Boys and girls named Cady, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
| 1980s | 20 | 250 | 92.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,082 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 643 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 278 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,205 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,926 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,788 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,904 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,084 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,250 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,392 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,879 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,321 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,937 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,039 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,947 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,969 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,261 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,063 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,341 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,584 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,124 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,241 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,678 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,419 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,291 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,635 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,251 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,946 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,999 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,493 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,456 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,336 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,138 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,150 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,155 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,124 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,836 | 47 | #2,335 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,036 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,029 | 22 | #3,769 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,217 | 27 | #3,258 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,364 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,498 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,335 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,292 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,011 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,793 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,001 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,411 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,691 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,023 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,804 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,376 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,122 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cady reached #5,217 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #1,138 in 1992. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cady
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.