Dade
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAYD
- Origin
- English
Dade is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dade mean?
English: English surname
An English surname, borne by Major Francis Dade, after whom Dade County in Florida was named.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dade a girl's or a boy's name?
Dade is a boys' name.
How popular is Dade in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 57 boys. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the boys named Dade in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dade in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,893 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,620 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 47 | #2,372 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,149 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,939 |
| 2001 | 57 | #1,908 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
Names like Dade
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kobe Cade Ridge Slade Sage Case Sincere Blaze Deacon Cole Om Blade
Names related to Dade
More English names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Dade: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dade, updated 20 October 2026.