Cade is a moderately popular boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #499 in 1999 with 40 recorded births. This places Cade in the top 13% of ranked UK boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 57 births ranking #651. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 185.7%. In 1999, approximately 1 in every 7,581 boys born was named Cade. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Cade is a brisk modern name with a strong, clean sound. Its older surname and vocabulary history is not always central to modern use, which is driven more by style and brevity.
The name rose with the popularity of short, tough-sounding boys' names. It often works as a stand-alone choice rather than only as a shortened form of something older.