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Kaidence

#3,674 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Literal meaning not recorded; English origin

Kaidence has been given to 3,896 babies in the U.S. since 2002. In 2025 it ranked #3,674 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2014, with 306 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 86% girls, 14% boys all-time.

Babies named Kaidence, 2025

1 in 80,900

Kaidence over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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 — Kaidence over time

In 2025, Kaidence went to 72% girls and 28% boys.

20022025

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.

Kaidence: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded; English origin

English

What Kaidence means

Kaidence is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Kaidence is used in English. Its origins include English.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 3,345 girls were recorded with the name Kaidence between 2002 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 306 in 2014; its best national rank was #888 in 2014.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,362 in 2020 to #3,674 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,012 in 2015 to #3,674 in 2025.

In the United States, 551 boys were recorded with the name Kaidence between 2003 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 46 in 2020; its best national rank was #2,706 in 2020.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,706 in 2020 to #5,714 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #3,115 in 2015 to #5,714 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 Kaidence?

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

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 80,900
41 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 39,200
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#3,674
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
56,047 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kaidence 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 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 56,047 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kaidence. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kaidences were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kaidence was born before 2013 — so the typical Kaidence is around 12 today.

Median birth year
2013
About 12 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
62.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
100.0%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
3,345
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 62.1% of all recorded uses (2,077).

Is Kaidence 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
+574
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−1,312
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−2,662
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.15×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
13.4%
Peak was 2014 (306)
Years since peak
11
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
19.2% average annual change
Best rank ever
#888
2014

Spellings of Kaidence

Kaidence is not the most common spelling — Cadence is, with 34.4% against Kaidence's 5.1%.

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 Kaidence is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Kaidence was most concentrated in Georgia — about 1 in 6,250 girls, against 1 in 19,508 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in 100,000).

116 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Georgia1 in 6,250
  2. 2South Carolina1 in 6,250
  3. 3Alabama1 in 8,333
  4. 4Mississippi1 in 8,333
  5. 5Michigan1 in 10,000
  6. 6Kentucky1 in 11,111
  7. 7Louisiana1 in 11,111
  8. 8Tennessee1 in 11,111

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 Kaidence is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Kaidence was most concentrated in Florida — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 625,648 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Florida1 in —
  2. 2Georgia1 in —
  3. 3Mississippi1 in —
  4. 4North Carolina1 in —
  5. 5South Carolina1 in —
  6. 6Texas1 in —

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. Kaidence has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Kaidence around the world

Where Kaidence 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
    2004–2018
    #3,518
    in 2018
  • Scotland
    2008–2008
    #793
    in 2008
  • Canada
    2003–2018
    #2,373
    in 2018
  • South Australia
    2006–2013
    #818
    in 2013

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

Kaidence by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#3,674
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,312
Best rank ever
#888
2014
Peak year
2014
306 that year
First recorded
2002
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
3,345
Count in 2025
41

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#5,714
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 3,008
Best rank ever
#2,706
2020
Peak year
2020
46 that year
First recorded
2003
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
551
Count in 2025
16

Names similar to Kaidence

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

KaidynceKaidanceKaileighKaisleyKailynnCaydenceKailanyKaitlynnLawrencePrudenceKailahFloranceKaydanceKaiulaniKailaniKaileenKaithlynKaidenKairaCaidenceKailiKailieKaidynKaislee

Names with a curve like Kaidence

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

LillyannaLillyanaAubrianaYaretzyPyperIzzabellaLillyannJosslynLaniyahPeightonLilyannAubrianna

Sibling names for Kaidence

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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