Given name & surname
Kadi
“from the wetlands”
Kadi is a variant of Kade. One Scottish interpretation is “from the wetlands.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kadi is a variant of Kade. One Scottish interpretation is “from the wetlands.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kadi 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kadi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 954
- 0 boys · 954 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 996 as a first name in 2020; 430 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.
Kadi’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Kadi has a related form in Catherine. Kadi has a related form in Kade. In Estonian usage, Kadi has a related form in Katariina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kadi has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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