What Does the Name Cade Mean?

Cade is a boy's name of English (surname) origin meaning “round, lump; or barrel (cooper); or gentle/pet.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Cade
Gender	male
Origin	English (surname)
Meaning	round, lump; or barrel (cooper); or gentle/pet
Variants	Kade, Cayde, Caden
Popularity	A brisk, modern one-syllable name in the U.S., generally within the top 300 to 500 in recent years.

The meaning and origin of Cade

The name Cade means “round, lump; or barrel (cooper); or gentle/pet” and has English (surname) origins. An English surname with several documented roots: an Old English byname Cada (a 'swelling' or 'round' shape, a nickname for a stout person), Old French cade ('barrel,' an occupational name for a cooper), and Middle English cade ('a gentle, hand-reared animal'). It is now a short, modern given name.

Variants and related names

Cade is related to several other names you may recognize: Kade, Cayde, Caden. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Cade?

A brisk, modern one-syllable name in the U.S., generally within the top 300 to 500 in recent years.

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