Given name & surname
Kincade
“the leader during battle”
Kincade is a variant of Kincaid. One Celtic interpretation is “the leader during battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kincade is a variant of Kincaid. One Celtic interpretation is “the leader during battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kincade is a variant of Kincaid. An origin associated with Kincaid is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kincade through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 225
- 225 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,615 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,615 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 210 as a first name in 2020; 2,861 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.
Kincade’s family of names
Kincade has a related form in Kincaid.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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