Kady
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-dee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Kady is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Kady mean?
Greek: probably a spelling of Katie, from Katherine
Probably a phonetic spelling of Katie, the pet form of Katherine; it can also come from the surname Cady.
Is Kady a girl's or a boy's name?
Kady is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kady in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Kady, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 67 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Kady than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Kady in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were given Kady or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,199, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Kady in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 34 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 38 | #1,011 |
| 2017 | 60 | #737 |
| 2016 | 41 | #956 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,303 |
| 2010 | 36 | #1,004 |
| 2009 | 49 | #797 |
| 2008 | 67 | #623 |
| 2007 | 52 | #714 |
| 2006 | 63 | #600 |
| 2005 | 67 | #547 |
| 2004 | 29 | #967 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,317 |
| 2002 | 20 | #1,147 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Kady in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Kady, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,483rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 134 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had fewer girls named Kady than any year since 1981.
Half of all the girls named Kady in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 girls in the US were given Kady or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,644, up from #8,858 for this spelling alone.
Kady in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 33 | #4,293 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5,483 |
| 2019 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4,475 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3,582 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3,202 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,671 |
| 2008 | 134 | #1,664 |
| 2007 | 52 | #3,247 |
| 2006 | 68 | #2,631 |
| 2005 | 83 | #2,203 |
| 2004 | 72 | #2,367 |
| 2003 | 79 | #2,184 |
| 2002 | 81 | #2,097 |
| 2001 | 70 | #2,284 |
| 2000 | 73 | #2,170 |
| 1999 | 75 | #2,048 |
| 1998 | 83 | #1,842 |
| 1997 | 94 | #1,669 |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,790 |
| 1995 | 112 | #1,436 |
| 1994 | 110 | #1,441 |
| 1993 | 115 | #1,407 |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,709 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,704 |
| 1990 | 115 | #1,368 |
| 1989 | 87 | #1,596 |
| 1988 | 93 | #1,464 |
| 1987 | 122 | #1,192 |
| 1986 | 108 | #1,254 |
| 1985 | 113 | #1,219 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Kady
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira, Cassidy, Kiara, Eden, Caoimhe, Aoibheann, Teagan, Caitlin, Raegan, Eireann, Bree, Brianna
Other spellings of Kady
Names related to Kady
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Kady: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kady, updated 20 October 2026.