Given name & surname
Dade
“a man from Hadria”
Dade is a variant of Dadrian. In English use, Dadrian carries the interpretation “a man from Hadria.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dade is a variant of Dadrian. In English use, Dadrian carries the interpretation “a man from Hadria.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dade connects to the Adrian name family through Dadrian. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Irish Dáithí, from Latin David, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ, from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 916
- 916 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −63%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 13 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 931 as a first name in 2020; 2,332 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dade’s family of names
Dade has a related form in Dadrian. In English usage, Dade as a surname has a related form in MCDADE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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