Kade

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Meaning of Kade

Kade bursts onto the baby-name stage like Virat Kohli sprinting for a quick single—short, sharp, impossible to miss. Sprouting from the old English surname “Cade,” once tied to sturdy barrels (think vintage strength) and, by Gaelic side-route, to “little warrior,” this four-letter spark plugs yesterday’s grit into today’s swagger. One crisp syllable—KAYD—lands as neatly as a tabla beat, so relatives from Boston to Bengaluru nail it on the first try. Popularity-wise, he’s the middle-order batsman who keeps nudging the score up: hovering around America’s Top 400 for three decades and peaking at rank 323 in 2024, familiar yet far from overplayed. Picture Kade as the pinch of turmeric in a biryani: small dose, big flavor—skateboards and startups by day, bedtime stories and ladoos by night, a friendly maverick carrying old-world strength in a stylish, modern pocket.

Pronunciation

English

  • Pronunced as KAYD (/keɪd/)

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Notable People Named Kade

Kade Snowden is a former professional rugby league footballer of the Biddabah nation who played as a prop in the 2000s and 2010s.
Kade Simpson is a former Australian rules footballer who spent his entire AFL career with the Carlton Football Club.
Kade Warner is an American professional wide receiver and college coach, serving as offensive coordinator at Quincy University since 2025 after playing at Nebraska and Kansas State.
Kade Stewart is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL.
Kade Thomas Chandler is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club, drafted with pick 15 in the 2019 rookie draft, who debuted in round 22 of 2019 against Sydney.
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