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Kaydence

#1,292 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Variant of Cadence

Kaydence has been given to 18,459 babies in the U.S. since 2002. In 2025 it ranked #1,292 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2009, with 1,288 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 95% girls, 5% boys all-time.

Babies named Kaydence, 2025

1 in 19,200

Kaydence over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
05001K1.5K18801900192019401960198020002020

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.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

In 2025, Kaydence went to 79% girls and 21% 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.

Kaydence: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Cadence

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Kaydence means

Kaydence is a variant of Cadence.

Meaning behind the documented name family

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

Origin, language, and formation

Kaydence is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Cadence.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 17,574 girls were recorded with the name Kaydence between 2002 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 1,288 in 2009; its best national rank was #254 in 2009.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #694 in 2020 to #1,292 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #349 in 2015 to #1,292 in 2025.

In the United States, 885 boys were recorded with the name Kaydence between 2003 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 67 in 2021; its best national rank was #2,143 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,381 in 2020 to #2,780 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,663 in 2015 to #2,780 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 Kaydence?

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

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 19,200
173 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 9,290
0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#1,292
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
13,284 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kaydence 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 5003%

Put another way: gather 13,284 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kaydence. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kaydences were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kaydence was born before 2011 — so the typical Kaydence is around 14 today.

Median birth year
2011
About 14 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
54.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
100.0%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
17,574
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 54.1% of all recorded uses (9,505).

Is Kaydence 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
−93
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−598
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−943
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.18×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
13.4%
Peak was 2009 (1,288)
Years since peak
16
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
11.2% average annual change
Best rank ever
#254
2009

Spellings of Kaydence

Kaydence is not the most common spelling — Cadence is, with 28.3% against Kaydence's 22.2%.

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 Kaydence is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Kaydence was most concentrated in Arkansas — about 1 in 1,299 girls, against 1 in 3,409 across all states with data. It was least common in New Jersey (1 in 14,286).

777 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Arkansas1 in 1,299
  2. 2South Carolina1 in 1,408
  3. 3Hawaii1 in 1,429
  4. 4Alabama1 in 1,449
  5. 5Mississippi1 in 1,639
  6. 6Kentucky1 in 1,667
  7. 7West Virginia1 in 1,724
  8. 8Oklahoma1 in 1,754

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.

Geographically, Kaydence is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 55% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Kaydence is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Kaydence was most concentrated in North Carolina — about 1 in 14,286 boys, against 1 in 40,808 across all states with data. It was least common in California (1 in 100,000).

17 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1North Carolina1 in 14,286
  2. 2Georgia1 in 16,667
  3. 3South Carolina1 in 33,333
  4. 4Texas1 in 33,333
  5. 5Florida1 in 50,000
  6. 6Indiana1 in 50,000
  7. 7Ohio1 in 50,000
  8. 8California1 in 100,000

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.

Kaydence around the world

Where Kaydence 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
    2004–2021
    #5,581
    in 2021
  • Scotland
    2007–2013
    #816
    in 2013
  • Canada
    2002–2024
    #2,104
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    2006–2012
    #431
    in 2012

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.

Kaydence by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,292
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 598
Best rank ever
#254
2009
Peak year
2009
1,288 that year
First recorded
2002
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
17,574
Count in 2025
173

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#2,780
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 399
Best rank ever
#2,143
2021
Peak year
2021
67 that year
First recorded
2003
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
885
Count in 2025
46

Names similar to Kaydence

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

KaydanceKayleighKaylynnKaylaniKaydinceKayleenKaylinPatienceKaylieKaylynKayleneKayceeKayleyCadenceKaydenPrudenceKaydynceKaylenKadenceKaylahEssenceKaytlynKaylianaCaydence

Names with a curve like Kaydence

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

AddysonJaniyahAddisynJaelynnAnnabellaIzabellaBryleeAubrieAniyahCayleeSaniyahAudrina

Sibling names for Kaydence

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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