The first name Ade

Ade last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2004, with 3 births (#3,651).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ade with other names.

In 2025, 11 boys born in the United States were named Ade, the 7,203rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 18 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Ade Akinbiyi
  Association football player, born 1974
• Ade Mafe
  British sprinter, born 1966
• Ade Resky Dwicahyo
  Azerbaijani badminton player, born 1998
• Ade Chandra
  Badminton player, born 1950
• Ade Bethune
  Catholic Worker artist (1914-2002)

What does the name Ade mean?

The surname derives from medieval forms of Adam or Adrian.

How popular is the name Ade?

In 2017, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Ade, ranking 4,812th. Its peak was 2004, with 3 births.

Is Ade a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 408 US babies named Ade since 1880, 8% were girls and 92% boys.

When was Ade most popular?

2017 in the United States, when 18 babies were named Ade, its highest rank at 5,114th.

Is Ade also a surname?

Yes. Ade is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.