Cade is a moderately popular boys' name in United States, ranking #294 in 2007 with 1,173 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 1,811 births ranking #201. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 174.1%. In 2007, approximately 1 in every 1,769 boys born was named Cade. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
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.