Rising since 1998, #1,409 for boys today.
Popularity of Cayde since 1996
Babies named Cayde per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 19 |
| 2000s | 93 |
| 2010s | 614 |
| 2020s | 950 |
Meaning & origin
Cayde is a modern name that first appeared on U.S. birth records in 1996, aligning with a broader trend of inventive spellings and surname-style names for boys. It reached its peak popularity in 2019, gradually rising in use since the late 1990s. The name remains relatively rare, with only a few hundred boys given the name each year, but has shown steady growth. Its top states include Alabama, Indiana, and Virginia, suggesting a distributed but noticeable presence across regions. As a respelling of the more traditional Cade, Cayde fits within contemporary naming preferences that favor unique yet familiar-sounding names.
Cayde is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in the late 1990s. It is generally considered a creative respelling of Cade (which itself derives from an Old English surname meaning 'round' or 'barrel') or Kade, possibly influenced by the popular trend of names ending in '-ayde' like Zayde or Shayde. The name has no long history of use and appears to have emerged as a fashionable variant in the 1990s.
Where Cayde is most popular
Births per 100,000 boys by state, 2025. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cay
Sibling names for Cayde
Names that share Cayde's style, for a brother or sister.
