Kadence

#1,611 for girls in 2025, 129 births · #2,006 for boys in 2025, 75 births
Given to girls 87.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2005 · 911 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
11,618
since 1994

Kadence over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #344, 2005peak #1,582, 2019girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,611129#2,00675
2024#1,536139#1,87885
2023#1,446154#1,632106
2022#1,343175#1,634106
2021#1,242189#1,68897
2020#1,004253#1,64797
2019#1,016253#1,582105
2018#893302#1,88679
2017#714402#1,84480
2016#700411#2,20761
2015#574534#1,85379
2014#514602#1,67991
2013#482630#2,18260
2012#469657#1,92374
2011#468631#2,07764
2010#440697#2,37553
2009#401786#2,70245
2008#391825#2,43252
2007#384858#2,60247
2006#391815#2,62145
2005#344911#2,61442
2004#390797#2,16454
2003#869276#2,50741
2002#1,82198#4,50217
2001#8,19612#8,3397
2000#5,93718#9,1126
1999#7,23913
1998#7,53212#7,5607
1997#7,28312
1996#6,72313
1995#8,7669#8,8685
1994#13,4305
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First appearance
1994

The first year at least five girls were named Kadence! It came in at #13,430, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1994, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Kadence is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedNHWashington: #309 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedIDMontana: #155 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 481 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #403 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsMNIllinois: #649 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,379 girlsILWisconsin: #541 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsWIMichigan: #349 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,733 girlsMINew York: #930 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,473 girlsNYMassachusetts: #831 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,113 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedRIOregon: #223 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 887 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedIAIndiana: #454 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsINOhio: #305 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,522 girlsOHPennsylvania: #541 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsPANew Jersey: #832 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,653 girlsNJConnecticut: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,442 girlsCTCalifornia: #881 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 5,275 girlsCAUtah: #420 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,816 girlsUTColorado: #521 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsCONebraska: #298 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsNEMissouri: #390 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,823 girlsMOKentucky: #184 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 765 girlsKYWest Virginia: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsWVVirginia: #321 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsVAMaryland: #478 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,212 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedDEArizona: #721 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,509 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedNMKansas: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsKSArkansas: #167 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 667 girlsARTennessee: #224 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 978 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #353 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,605 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #239 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 982 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #242 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 995 girlsOKLouisiana: #249 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsLAMississippi: #262 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 999 girlsMSAlabama: #199 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 860 girlsALGeorgia: #282 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,262 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kadence, so not publishedHITexas: #508 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,575 girlsTXFlorida: #615 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,460 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#155 · 1 in 481
  2. Arkansas#167 · 1 in 667
  3. Kentucky#184 · 1 in 765
  4. Alabama#199 · 1 in 860
  5. Oregon#223 · 1 in 887

Best ever in a state: #53 in Wyoming, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#15561 in 481
Arkansas#167171 in 667
Kentucky#184241 in 765
Alabama#199221 in 860
Oregon#223171 in 887
Tennessee#224301 in 978
South Carolina#239181 in 982
Oklahoma#242171 in 995
Louisiana#249191 in 1,036
Mississippi#262111 in 999
Georgia#282381 in 1,262
West Virginia#29761 in 1,100
Nebraska#29871 in 1,126
Ohio#305341 in 1,522
Washington#309231 in 1,318
Virginia#321251 in 1,426
Michigan#349241 in 1,733
North Carolina#353281 in 1,605
Missouri#390151 in 1,823
Minnesota#403131 in 1,866
Kansas#41481 in 1,671
Utah#420101 in 1,816
Indiana#454141 in 2,166
Maryland#478111 in 2,212
Texas#508621 in 2,575
Connecticut#51251 in 2,442
Colorado#521101 in 2,285
Pennsylvania#541181 in 2,940
Wisconsin#54191 in 2,608
Florida#615231 in 3,460
Illinois#649181 in 3,379
Arizona#72191 in 3,509
Massachusetts#83151 in 5,113
New Jersey#83281 in 4,653
California#881401 in 5,275
New York#930171 in 5,473
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Kadence
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 75 spots since 2024 (#1,536#1,611)
  • 607 spots since 2020 (#1,004#1,611)
  • 1,037 spots since 2015 (#574#1,611)
  • Biggest jump: 952 spots in 2003 (#1,821#869)
  • Biggest drop: 179 spots in 2018 (#714#893)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1994
  • Peaked 2005 at #344 (911 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 2003–2018
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,028
  • Highest: 1 in 2,028 girls born in 2005 were named Kadence (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,459 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 46.4% of all girls named Kadence (5,396) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s64#6,723 (1996)#8,496
2000s5,396#344 (2005)#1,912
2010s5,119#440 (2010)#627
2020s1,039#1,004 (2020)#1,364

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Kadence in 2010

girls
#440
697 births · 1 in 2,550 girls
boys
#2,375
53 births · 1 in 36,201 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #440Kadence697

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #2,375Kadence53
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 2,550 of them was named Kadence, which outranked 97.8% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kadence
  1. #436Lacey705
  2. #438Aubrie703
  3. #439Ciara701
  4. #440Kadence697
  5. #440Johanna697
  6. #440Nataly697
  7. #443Kailyn696
  8. #444Madyson695
  9. #445Shayla694

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. 2,433Tenley#2,892#459
  2. 2,126Elin#2,852#726
  3. 664Jordynn#1,353#689
  4. 623Kynlee#1,509#886
  5. 513Farrah#1,063#550
Fallers
  1. 502Calleigh#834#1,336
  2. 491Marely#851#1,342
  3. 477Analia#331#808
  4. 417Destiney#900#1,317
  5. 326Dayanara#810#1,136

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 36,201 of them was named Kadence, which outranked 83.4% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kadence
  1. #2,354Tryston54
  2. #2,354Vidal54
  3. #2,354Zackariah54
  4. #2,375Kadence53
  5. #2,375Asante53
  6. #2,375Beckam53
  7. #2,375Bill53
  8. #2,402Abhiram52
  9. #2,402Adryan52
  10. #2,402Anjel52

Tied with 26 names at #2,375; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. 2,631Bentlee#3,476#845
  2. 1,735Jencarlos#2,663#928
  3. 1,536Bently#2,203#667
  4. 940Callen#1,638#698
  5. 892Bode#1,665#773
Fallers
  1. 314Dereon#953#1,267
  2. 290Aaden#271#561
  3. 248Landin#935#1,183
  4. 229Rigoberto#920#1,149
  5. 191Dillan#793#984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2010