Cadel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ka-DEL
- Origin
- Welsh
Cadel is a boys' name of Welsh origin, meaning “battle”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cadel mean?
Welsh: variant of Cadell, from Welsh cad 'battle'
“battle”
Variant of the Welsh name Cadell, which derives from cad, meaning battle.
Is Cadel a girl's or a boy's name?
Cadel is a boys' name.
How popular is Cadel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 6 boys.
Cadel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
How popular is Cadel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Cadel in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cadel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Cadel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Brody Kayden Finn Caelan Cooper Aiden Axel Finley Callan Rowan Ronan
More Welsh names
Dylan Owen Winnie Maddox Morgan Idris Reese Bowen Griffin Rhys Gavin Reece Nia Seren Gwendolyn Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cadel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cadel, updated 20 October 2026.