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Dominic vs Kade

Dominic and Kadecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Dominic was ranked #159 and Kade #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Dominic was ranked #205 and Kade #593 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Dominic was ranked #239 and Kade #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Dominic was ranked #234 and Kade #352 among boys in Scotland.

Dominic and Kade over time

Dominic and Kade appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Dominic held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kade in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Dominic reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Kade in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Dominic and Kade were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #205 and #593.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Dominic #163 in 2022, Kade #216 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 19962025

    Dominic held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Kade in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Dominic #51 in 1996, Kade #396 in 1999.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Dominic #205, Kade #593.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 20072025

    Dominic held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kade in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Dominic #131 in 2017, Kade #324 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Dominic #159, Kade #509.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 20092024

    Dominic held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Kade in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Dominic #163 in 2022, Kade #216 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2024: Kade moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #272 and #348; by 2024 that had become #239 and #216.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Dominic #239, Kade #216.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Dominic, Kade
FieldDominicKade
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #159 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Dominic has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kade.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Dominic

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #84 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #51 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #205 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Kade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #728 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2009–2024

    Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2009–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #593 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys