Cade is an established boys' name that peaked in 2001 and remains in steady use.
Cade is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #248 among boys (1,392) and #13,507 among girls (6) — overall #481 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,398 | 1,398 | #13,507 | #248 |
| 2024 | 1,271 | 1,271 | #13,789 | #272 |
| 2023 | 1,226 | 1,226 | #11,368 | #280 |
| 2022 | 1,175 | 1,175 | #15,736 | #292 |
| 2021 | 970 | 970 | #10,445 | #338 |
| 2020 | 823 | 823 | — | #376 |
| 2019 | 795 | 795 | #11,561 | #397 |
| 2018 | 830 | 830 | — | #386 |
| 2017 | 697 | 697 | — | #445 |
| 2016 | 787 | 787 | #14,666 | #410 |
| 2015 | 899 | 899 | #13,269 | #364 |
| 2014 | 888 | 888 | #12,151 | #361 |
| 2013 | 807 | 807 | — | #376 |
| 2012 | 826 | 826 | #17,368 | #369 |
| 2011 | 872 | 872 | #17,247 | #347 |
| 2010 | 949 | 949 | — | #330 |
| 2009 | 994 | 994 | #12,649 | #325 |
| 2008 | 1,074 | 1,074 | — | #309 |
| 2007 | 1,173 | 1,173 | — | #294 |
| 2006 | 1,221 | 1,221 | #15,468 | #287 |
| 2005 | 1,170 | 1,170 | #12,027 | #286 |
| 2004 | 1,320 | 1,320 | #9,362 | #253 |
| 2003 | 1,581 | 1,581 | #16,200 | #221 |
| 2002 | 1,726 | 1,726 | #9,613 | #208 |
| 2001 | 1,817 | 1,817 | #13,807 | #201 |
| 2000 | 1,646 | 1,646 | — | #216 |
| 1999 | 1,503 | 1,503 | #14,776 | #225 |
| 1998 | 806 | 806 | — | #336 |
| 1997 | 489 | — | #9,140 | #460 |
| 1996 | 433 | — | #13,846 | #493 |
| 1995 | 393 | — | — | #516 |
| 1994 | 303 | — | — | #591 |
| 1993 | 221 | — | — | #696 |
| 1992 | 163 | — | — | #825 |
| 1991 | 142 | — | — | #886 |
| 1990 | 136 | — | — | #882 |
| 1989 | 112 | — | — | #963 |
| 1988 | 104 | — | — | #944 |
| 1987 | 108 | — | — | #904 |
| 1986 | 84 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1985 | 102 | — | — | #897 |
| 1984 | 72 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1983 | 78 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1982 | 60 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1981 | 79 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1980 | 64 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1979 | 55 | — | — | #1,242 |
| 1978 | 50 | — | — | #1,272 |
| 1977 | 76 | — | — | #981 |
| 1976 | 37 | — | — | #1,472 |
| 1975 | 61 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1974 | 60 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1973 | 60 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1972 | 66 | — | — | #993 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | — | #2,292 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,308 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,345 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | — | #2,934 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | — | #2,645 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | — | #3,013 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #3,873 |