Cade is a distinctive boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #798 in 2025 with 41 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 57 births ranking #651. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 192.9%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 6,633 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.