Is Cady a boy or girl name?

Cady is a girl’s name. Of the 2,454 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Cady

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Cady was most popular in 1992, when 155 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,945 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,454 people named Cady.

Cady over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cady’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cady a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cady is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 2,454 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cady

Where Cady is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org