Kage
A boys’ name of Japanese origin, meaning shadow.
Babies a year
52
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kage by the numbers
Kage was given to 52 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 85 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kage. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kage
Names that are said the same way as Kage, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Kage, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kage
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