Caddie
A diminutive of "Cadoc", a French form of the British name "Cadwgan".
Name Census estimates that about 1 living Americans carry the first name Caddie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Caddie today is around 130 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Caddie births was 1886 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Caddie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Caddie is about 130 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Caddies were born before 1906.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Caddie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
1
~ 1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Peak year
1886
9 babies that year
Average age
130
years old
1925 SSA rank
#5,076
Tracked since 1880
Popularity
Caddie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Caddie from the 1880s through to the 1920s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1880s, with 39 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1880s peak, Caddie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Caddie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Caddie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Caddie
The name Caddie is believed to have originated from the Scottish Gaelic language, where it was derived from the word "caidil," meaning "to sleep" or "to rest." This suggests that the name may have been used to refer to a peaceful or tranquil person.
In Scotland, the name Caddie has been in use since at least the 16th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Scottish National Records from 1592, which mentions a "Caddie Macnab" living in the town of Callander.
Throughout history, the name Caddie has been predominantly used in Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom. It was particularly popular among Scottish Highlanders and may have had cultural or clan associations.
One notable historical figure with the name Caddie was Caddie Woodburn (1857-1946), a Scottish golfer who is credited with being the first female golf professional. She worked as a golf instructor and club maker in St Andrews, Scotland, and was instrumental in promoting the game among women.
Another noteworthy individual was Caddie Edmunds (1856-1941), a Scottish actress and singer who performed in various theaters and music halls across Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In the realm of literature, the name Caddie appears in the novel "The Lilac Sunbonnet" by S.R. Crockett, published in 1894. The character Caddie Ellison is a young woman from the Scottish Lowlands who faces various challenges and adventures.
Caddie Stevens (1848-1920) was an American author and lecturer who wrote several books on spiritualism and psychic phenomena in the late 19th century.
Lastly, Caddie Putnam Marsh (1855-1931) was an American artist and educator known for her landscape paintings and her work as an art instructor at various schools in the northeastern United States.
While the name Caddie has its roots in Scottish Gaelic, it has been used across various English-speaking regions, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States, over the centuries.
People
Caddie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Caddie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Caddie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caddie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Caddie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 US residents.
Is Caddie a common name?
We classify Caddie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 3.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 96 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Caddie most popular?
The single biggest year for Caddie was 1886, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Caddie is about 130 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Caddie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Caddie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Caddie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Caddie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Caddie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Caddie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Caddie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.