Given name & surname
Cadel
“having the spirit of battle”
Cadel is a variant of Cadell. One Welsh interpretation is “having the spirit of battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cadel is a variant of Cadell. One Welsh interpretation is “having the spirit of battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cadel is a variant of Cadell. An origin associated with Cadell is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cadel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 134
- 134 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2012.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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