Boys' name · since 1953
Cade
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 34,772 babies named Cade, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,772
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cade currently ranks #248 among boys' names in America, with 34,772 babies recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Cade recorded 34,772 times among boys since 1953, holding rank #248 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #248 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 34,772 born since 1953
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cade ranks #621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #248 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 34,772 born since 1953, peaking in the 2000s.
- #621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,772
- born since 1953
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cade's 34,772 recorded births place it above 98.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cade compares
34,772 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cade's all-time total is 94x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cade | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,772 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,811 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cade's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cade splits its recorded history at 1995: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 1,811 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cade popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 1,811
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Cade popularity over time - girls
146 total births recorded since 1996 (Cade as girls' name)
Cade by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,668 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Cade's strongest decade.
13,668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Cade births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 491
1970s
491 births
- 1980s 863
1980s
863 births
- 1990s 4,570
1990s
4,570 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,668 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,311 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,829 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,668 births (39% of all-time use).
How Cade compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cade's total volume
Cade by state
Where Cade concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,454 | 12.8% |
| #2 | California | | 2,653 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,441 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,304 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 1,300 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,086 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,036 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 970 | 2.8% |
4,454 of 34,772 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Cade appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cade's data
- Cade's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (13,668 total births) through the 2020s (6,829) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cades (4,454 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cade: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cade draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.