Kadey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-dee
- Origin
- Modern
Kadey is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kadey come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Kady or Cady
Is Kadey a girl's or a boy's name?
Kadey is a girls' name.
How popular is Kadey in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kadey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kadey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,614 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Kadey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Kadey in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kadey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
Names like Kadey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Caoimhe, Cassidy, Aoibheann, Kiara, Teagan, Kayleigh, Kianna, Raegan, Caragh, Eden, Eireann
Names related to Kadey
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Kadey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kadey, updated 20 October 2026.