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Kadence

#1,616 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Variant of Cadence

Kadence has been given to 13,298 babies in the U.S. since 1994. In 2025 it ranked #1,616 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2005, with 911 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 87% girls, 13% boys all-time.

Babies named Kadence, 2025

1 in 25,700

Kadence over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
02505007501K18801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Kadence over time

In 2025, Kadence went to 63% girls and 37% boys.

19942025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Kadence: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Cadence

English

What Kadence means

Kadence is a variant of Cadence.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Kadence → Cadence. The family’s meaning is “rhythm, flow”, recorded in the naming reference for Cadence.

Origin, language, and formation

Kadence is used in English. Its origins include English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Cadence.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 11,618 girls were recorded with the name Kadence between 1994 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 911 in 2005; its best national rank was #344 in 2005.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,004 in 2020 to #1,616 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #574 in 2015 to #1,616 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,680 boys were recorded with the name Kadence between 1995 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 106 in 2022; its best national rank was #1,586 in 2019.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,649 in 2020 to #2,014 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,861 in 2015 to #2,014 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Kadence?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 25,700
129 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 12,500
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#1,616
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
17,814 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kadence sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5002%

Put another way: gather 17,814 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kadence. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kadences were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kadence was born before 2010 — so the typical Kadence is around 15 today.

Median birth year
2010
About 15 years old
Biggest decade
2000s
46.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
99.3%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
11,618
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2000s — 46.4% of all recorded uses (5,396).

Is Kadence rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−78
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−612
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,042
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.24×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
14.2%
Peak was 2005 (911)
Years since peak
20
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
9.9% average annual change
Best rank ever
#344
2005

Spellings of Kadence

Kadence is not the most common spelling — Cadence is, with 32.1% against Kadence's 16.6%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Kadence is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Kadence was most concentrated in Alabama — about 1 in 2,632 girls, against 1 in 6,786 across all states with data. It was least common in Massachusetts (1 in 50,000).

238 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Alabama1 in 2,632
  2. 2Georgia1 in 2,778
  3. 3Arkansas1 in 3,030
  4. 4Mississippi1 in 3,333
  5. 5South Carolina1 in 3,448
  6. 6North Carolina1 in 3,704
  7. 7Kentucky1 in 3,846
  8. 8Louisiana1 in 4,348

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Kadence is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Kadence was most concentrated in Georgia — about 1 in 5,556 boys, against 1 in 22,699 across all states with data. It was least common in Pennsylvania (1 in 100,000).

118 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Georgia1 in 5,556
  2. 2Alabama1 in 7,692
  3. 3North Carolina1 in 9,091
  4. 4Arkansas1 in 12,500
  5. 5South Carolina1 in 12,500
  6. 6Florida1 in 16,667
  7. 7Mississippi1 in 20,000
  8. 8Texas1 in 25,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Kadence around the world

Where Kadence ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2003–2021
    #4,634
    in 2021
  • Canada
    2002–2024
    #2,710
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    2005–2012
    #871
    in 2012

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Kadence by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,616
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 612
Best rank ever
#344
2005
Peak year
2005
911 that year
First recorded
1994
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
11,618
Count in 2025
129

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#2,014
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 365
Best rank ever
#1,586
2019
Peak year
2022
106 that year
First recorded
1995
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,680
Count in 2025
75

Names similar to Kadence

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

KadynceKadanceEssenceKadinceKadienceCadencePatienceKadijahKaydencePrudenceKadieCaydenceKaidenceKadynKadyLawrenceKadiatouKadijaCadanceKadenKadeeFloranceKaydanceChance

Names with a curve like Kadence

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Kadence, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

KaydenJaniyahJaylynnSaniyahKimoraSherlynSaniyaCayleeZionJaelynAddysonJaelynn

Sibling names for Kadence

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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