The baby name Kady is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-dee (IPA: /ˈkeɪdi/).
Kady is English in Origin.
The baby name Kady is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-dee (IPA: /ˈkeɪdi/).
Kady is English in Origin.
Kady is a modern phonetic form of Katie/Katy, itself a familiar diminutive of Katherine/Catherine. Katherine traces to Greek Aikaterine; its exact root is debated, but in Christian Europe it became associated with katharos, “pure,” through the widespread cult of Saints Catherine of Alexandria and of Siena. Through these saints the name and its nicknames spread across England, Ireland, and beyond.
As a given name, Kady gained currency in the late 20th century alongside the trend of using nicknames as stand-alone names and creative respellings. It can also arise as a playful blend of the initials “K.D.”, or as a variant of the surname Cady - an anglicization of Irish Ó Céadaigh - brought into first-name use in North America. Related forms and variants include Katie, Katy, Kadie, Kadi, Kaydee, Cady, and the longer roots Katherine/Catherine and Irish Caitlín/Kathleen. The prevailing meaning attached to Kady is “pure.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #90 | 4 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #141 | 2 | 1,888 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2016 | #186 | 2 | 1,634 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #215 | 3 | 4,575 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #231 | 29 | 7,507 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| Canada | Girls | 2020 | #279 | 5 | 2,919 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #380 | 26 | 3,185 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| EG | 0 | #383 | 18 | 6,387 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #467 | 5 | 7,952 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #474 | 42 | 19,177 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #488 | 17 | 11,303 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #512 | 7 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #527 | 14 | 11,671 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #589 | 9 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #597 | 19 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #679 | 293 | 14,742 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #767 | 169 | 25,931 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #787 | 43 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #825 | 14 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #828 | 59 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #919 | 25 | 14,861 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #933 | 23 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #957 | 27 | 5,561 |
| DZ | 0 | #985 | 192 | 20,130 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MA | 0 | #1,023 | 106 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,171 | 13 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,334 | 113 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,593 | 22 | 28,008 |
Kady is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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