Cayde means round or gentle — the YDE-ending variant of Cade, from the Old English/Welsh. Destiny's Cayde-6 IS gaming's most beloved character — the wisecracking hunter. One syllable of gaming's-most-beloved through YDE-ending visual distinction.
Cayde IS the YDE-ending variant. Destiny's Cayde-6 IS gaming's most beloved wisecracking hunter.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: YDE-variant; Destiny (2014).
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Today
Cayde remains a beloved choice, ranking #1694 in the US. 1,545 babies have been named Cayde since 1996.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Cayde?
2019peak year
Today, Cayde is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1694), with only about 136 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2019, 207 babies were given the name (ranked #1008 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Cayde has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 1,545 babies have been registered as Cayde since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Cayde's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — hunter adventure. People named Cayde tend to be sharp, beloved, and gifted at YDE-ending gaming's most beloved.
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