boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Kade

Meaning A male given name of modern usage Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #349 Trend ↑ Rising 13%

A male given name of modern usage.

Rank 2025
#349
among boys · ↓4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
953
named Kade · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,811
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
1,008 babies
All-time total
23,573
#773 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Kade popularity over time

23,573 babies have been named Kade since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 6 6 1 – #4,170
1970s – 154 154 15 +2467% #1,551
1980s 5 578 583 58 +279% #998
1990s 32 2,574 2,606 261 +347% #432
2000s 83 6,768 6,851 685 +163% #366
2010s 90 7,695 7,785 779 +14% #355
2020s (to 2025) 69 5,519 5,588 931 +20% #345

Where Kade is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 961 0.56 #342
2027 977 0.57 #340
2028 991 0.58 #338
2029 1,003 0.59 #337
2030 1,013 0.59 #334

Where Kade is most popular

Boys named Kade per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.540 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, North Dakota, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Kade born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 43 2.77 +413%
North Dakota 40 2.34 +334%
West Virginia 57 1.75 +224%
Montana 30 1.70 +215%
South Dakota 28 1.50 +179%
Iowa 89 1.29 +139%
Idaho 46 1.12 +108%
Missouri 147 1.06 +97%
Michigan 215 1.05 +95%
Kansas 72 1.05 +95%
Louisiana 104 1.02 +88%
Kentucky 102 1.02 +88%
Nebraska 42 0.966 +79%
Ohio 249 0.940 +74%
Mississippi 53 0.933 +73%
Arkansas 58 0.917 +70%
Oklahoma 76 0.859 +59%
Alaska 10 0.840 +56%
Indiana 121 0.755 +40%
Pennsylvania 196 0.738 +37%
Oregon 56 0.738 +37%
Arizona 120 0.733 +36%
Wisconsin 86 0.726 +35%
Washington 117 0.715 +33%
Tennessee 127 0.704 +30%
Minnesota 83 0.677 +25%
New Hampshire 15 0.676 +25%
South Carolina 67 0.648 +20%
Georgia 162 0.639 +19%
Utah 61 0.639 +18%
Colorado 82 0.635 +18%
Nevada 36 0.631 +17%
Alabama 69 0.631 +17%
Illinois 157 0.614 +14%
North Carolina 154 0.603 +12%
Maryland 63 0.528 ≈ national
Virginia 99 0.522 ≈ national
Florida 234 0.494 -8%
New Mexico 16 0.486 -10%
Texas 413 0.469 -13%
California 306 0.335 -38%
New York 140 0.323 -40%
Maine 6 0.309 -43%
Massachusetts 41 0.298 -45%
Connecticut 20 0.295 -45%
New Jersey 44 0.219 -59%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kade

Kade is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #349 in 2025 with 943 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 23,573 American babies have been named Kade. Its peak came in 2024, when 1,008 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kade stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kade?

The median living Kade is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 22. An estimated 23 thousand people named Kade are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kade year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 10 #9,757 943 #349
2024 15 #7,409 993 #345
2023 12 #8,712 935 #351
2022 12 #8,770 940 #351
2021 9 #10,661 849 #381
2020 11 #9,225 859 #363
2019 13 #8,347 845 #376
2018 6 #14,657 933 #355
2017 8 #12,158 752 #415
2016 11 #9,727 780 #411
2015 15 #7,791 832 #385
2014 7 #13,758 770 #404
2013 9 #11,426 715 #413
2012 6 #15,861 636 #437
2011 8 #12,715 689 #412
2010 7 #14,185 743 #385
2009 7 #14,403 719 #409
2008 9 #12,065 718 #413
2007 8 #13,253 656 #432
2006 9 #11,901 636 #433
2005 8 #12,378 656 #414
2004 11 #9,547 701 #386
2003 6 #14,731 690 #377
2002 7 #12,847 717 #366
2001 8 #11,487 682 #382
2000 10 #9,501 593 #417
1995 5 #14,444 282 #611
1990 7 #10,721 99 #1,070
1985 – – 70 #1,114
1980 – – 37 #1,608
1975 – – 13 #2,997
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kade, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kade?

The median living Kade is about 13 years old. Half of all living Kades are between 6 and 22 years old.

How many people named Kade are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Kade are alive in the United States, based on 23,573 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kade mean?

A male given name of modern usage.

How popular is the name Kade in 2025?

Kade ranked #349 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 943 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kade?

23,573 babies have been named Kade in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kade most popular?

Kade peaked in 2024, when 1,008 newborns received the name.

Is Kade a boy or girl name?

Kade is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kade rising or falling?

Kade is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kade become more popular?

Kade is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,013 boys named Kade in 2030, which would rank around #334. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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