Given name
Kadie
“one who is pure; virginal”·“from the wetlands”
Kadie is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.” Kadie is a variant of Kade. One Scottish interpretation is “from the wetlands.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kadie is a variant of Katherine. In Greek use, Katherine carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.” Kadie is a variant of Kade. One Scottish interpretation is “from the wetlands.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kadie 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. Kadie is a variant of Katherine. The history of Katherine gives this family its wider story. Katherine’s historical associations include Catherine de’ Medici, wife of King Henry II and regent.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kadie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,630
- 0 boys · 2,630 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 112 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,087 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,087 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 112 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,509 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.
Kadie’s family of names
Kadie has a related form in Katherine. Kadie has a related form in Kade.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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