Dade

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How to Pronounce Dade

Pronounced DAYD /ˈdeɪd/Medium

Meaning: Dade is chiefly an English surname, thought to derive from a medieval personal name, and also a well-known American place-name (Dade County); as a given name it reads as a modern surname-name.Low

In 30 seconds: Dade is a crisp one-beat surname-name (said 'DAYD') — English in origin and familiar from Dade County place-names.

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningDade is chiefly an English surname, thought to derive from a medieval personal name, and also a well-known American place-name (Dade County); as a given name it reads as a modern surname-name.

U.S. rank (2023)#6610 ↗ Rising

2023 U.S. births13 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2001

Total births (all-time)≈ 916

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dade comes from an English surname traced to a medieval personal name; it is also widely recognized as a U.S. place-name. Its use as a first name is modern and follows the surname-name trend.

Rather than a vintage name, Dade is a recent, uncommon choice that peaked in the early two-thousands; it rides the taste for terse, rugged one-syllable boys' names.

Did you know? Dade's small twenty-first-century uptick fits the fashion for short, surname-style boys' names like Cade, Slade, and Wade.

Overall data confidence 45%

References — Dade — English surname/place-name; modern given-name use

Variations

DaydeDaid

Nicknames

Day

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dade mean?

Dade is an English surname and place-name, thought to come from a medieval personal name; as a first name it reads as a modern surname-name.

How do you pronounce Dade?

It's said DAYD /ˈdeɪd/ — one syllable.

Is Dade a boy or girl name?

Dade is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Dade?

Dade is an uncommon, modern surname-style name that saw a small rise in the early two-thousands.