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Worldwide, Kaede (Kaede , カエデ , Каеде ) is a rare unisex forename. The first name Kaede is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare principally girly, but very seldom masculine name, Japan, where it is a rare female name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Japan, Israel, and Indonesia. More frequently, Kaede is the last name as well as the forename.
Kaede is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kaede Higuchi , the Virtual YouTuber, Virtual-san Looking; Kaede Saitō , the fictional character from Encouragement of Climb; Kaede Kagayama , the fictional character from Non Non Biyori, Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation; Kaede , the Inuyasha character and Kaede , the fictional character from The Last Blade, among other works.