Spelling comparison
Cade vs Kade
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Cade 1,398 and Kade 953. Cade’s share of that pair is 59.5%. The multiple is about 1.5 times the published count of Kade.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
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The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Cade profile · Kade profile
Cade and Kade name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Cade and Kade use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Cade uses “C” where Kade uses “K”, before “ade”.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 2 times. The latest crossover is 2021, when Cade moved ahead of Kade on the combined published count (970 to 858).
Cade is first published in these national files in 1953, and Kade in 1969. Cade’s larger 2025 category is male. Kade’s larger 2025 category is male. Cade led 7 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 445 records in 2025, and the closest year was 2016 (a gap of 4). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (2,351), Cade is 59.5% and Kade is 40.5%.
2016–2025, count and rank
Kade was the higher published spelling in 2016, with 11 female records (rank #9,727) and 780 male records (rank #411) against 6 female records (rank #14,666) and 781 male records (rank #410) for Cade. The 2017 national file shows Kade led 2017 by 63 published records (760 to 697). Read as exact spellings: Cade had 697 male records (rank #445); Kade had 8 female records (rank #12,158) and 752 male records (rank #415). 2018: Kade led 2018 by 109 published records (939 to 830). Cade and Kade stay separate rows; 830 and 939 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2019, Cade had 8 female records (rank #11,561) and 787 male records (rank #397); Kade had 13 female records (rank #8,347) and 845 male records (rank #376). Kade led 2019 by 63 published records (858 to 795). 2020 belongs to Kade. Cade had 823 male records (rank #376); Kade had 11 female records (rank #9,225) and 859 male records (rank #363). The gap that year was 47 records. For 2021, compare the categories separately: Cade had 9 female records (rank #10,445) and 961 male records (rank #338); Kade had 9 female records (rank #10,661) and 849 male records (rank #381). Cade led 2021 by 112 published records (970 to 858), and the smaller spelling is Kade. Cade was the higher published spelling in 2022, with 5 female records (rank #15,736) and 1,170 male records (rank #292) against 12 female records (rank #8,770) and 940 male records (rank #351) for Kade. The 2023 national file shows Cade led 2023 by 279 published records (1,226 to 947). Read as exact spellings: Cade had 8 female records (rank #11,368) and 1,218 male records (rank #280); Kade had 12 female records (rank #8,712) and 935 male records (rank #351). 2024: Cade led 2024 by 263 published records (1,271 to 1,008). Cade and Kade stay separate rows; 1,271 and 1,008 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2025, Cade had 6 female records (rank #13,507) and 1,392 male records (rank #248); Kade had 10 female records (rank #9,757) and 943 male records (rank #349). Cade led 2025 by 445 published records (1,398 to 953).
| Year | Cade female count | Cade female rank | Cade male count | Cade male rank | Kade female count | Kade female rank | Kade male count | Kade male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 14,666 | 781 | 410 | 11 | 9,727 | 780 | 411 |
| 2017 | — | — | 697 | 445 | 8 | 12,158 | 752 | 415 |
| 2018 | — | — | 830 | 386 | 6 | 14,657 | 933 | 355 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11,561 | 787 | 397 | 13 | 8,347 | 845 | 376 |
| 2020 | — | — | 823 | 376 | 11 | 9,225 | 859 | 363 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,445 | 961 | 338 | 9 | 10,661 | 849 | 381 |
| 2022 | 5 | 15,736 | 1,170 | 292 | 12 | 8,770 | 940 | 351 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,368 | 1,218 | 280 | 12 | 8,712 | 935 | 351 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13,789 | 1,265 | 272 | 15 | 7,409 | 993 | 345 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,507 | 1,392 | 248 | 10 | 9,757 | 943 | 349 |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Cade is the warm line and Kade is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1950s total is one-sided: 5 published records for Cade, and no published 1950s count for Kade. Cade was the 1960s leader, 35 published records against 6 for Kade. The 1970s files give 491 published records to Cade and 154 to Kade, so Cade led the decade. Cade was the 1980s leader, 863 published records against 583 for Kade. The 1990s files give 4,589 published records to Cade and 2,606 to Kade, so Cade led the decade. Cade was the 2000s leader, 13,722 published records against 6,851 for Kade. The 2010s files give 8,350 published records to Cade and 7,785 to Kade, so Cade led the decade. Cade was the 2020s leader, 6,863 published records against 5,588 for Kade.
Top states in 2025
Cade’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Ohio (119), Texas (106), California (98), Michigan (84), Florida (78). Kade’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (91), California (78), Florida (57), Ohio (51), Pennsylvania (48). Ohio, Texas, California are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.