Given name
Kadey
“from the wetlands”
Kadey is a variant of Kade. One Scottish interpretation is “from the wetlands.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kadey is a variant of Kade. One Scottish interpretation is “from the wetlands.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kadey is a variant of Kade. An origin associated with Kade is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kadey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 131
- 0 boys · 131 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 11 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 girls is 6 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 174 as a first name in 2020.
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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