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Elias vs Kade

Elias 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Elias was ranked #69 and Kade #593 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Elias was ranked #185 and Kade #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Elias was ranked #187 and Kade #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Elias was ranked #199 and Kade #352 among boys in Scotland.

Elias and Kade over time

Elias and Kade appear together in 3 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Elias 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.

Kade reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Elias 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

    Elias and Kade were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #69 and #593.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 19962025

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

    Highest recorded here: Elias #69 in 2025, Kade #396 in 1999.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #69, Kade #593.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 20072025

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

    Highest recorded here: Elias #185 in 2025, Kade #324 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #185, Kade #509.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20112024

    Elias held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kade in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Elias #187 in 2024, Kade #216 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2020: Elias moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #319 and #283; by 2020 that had become #213 and #392.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Elias #187, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Elias

Pairs where Elias shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Elias, Kade
FieldEliasKade
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningA form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'.Not yet recorded
OriginBiblical Hebrew, via GreekNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ɪˈlaɪəs/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
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 observationNorway · Boys #4 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Kade does not have one recorded yet.
  • Elias and Kade both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Elias; Kade doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Elias

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #69 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