Girl’s name · Greek, American English

Kady

How to say it: ka-DEE · /kaˈdi/

Diminutive of Katherine, Greek for 'pure' - modern respelling of Cady/Katie used as independent name.

Kady was the 7,588th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 11 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 54% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #10,288 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#7,588for girls in 2025
1 in 301,394US babies
11born in 2025
#10,288projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Kady
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#7,588
Babies born in 202511
Share of births1 in 301,394
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years−54%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#10,288
In France, 2025#1,126 among girls’ names, 20 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Kady peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 53 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Kady also love

Nicknames

  • Kay

Honouring a Kady in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kady is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.

In France: #1,126 for girls in 2025.

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