Around the globe, Ладе (Lade 
, Ладе 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name Ладе is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is a rare male name, Nigeria, where it is a rare epicene name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More frequently, Ладе is the last name as well as the forename.