Kadence
Kadence was the 1616th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 344th with 911 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,042 places. More babies were named Kadence in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cadence) rhythm, cadence (word name) · English, Italian, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,616 girls, down 612 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 129girls
- Girls and boys
- 63% girls, 37% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005911 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,298babies recorded
What does the name Kadence mean?
Kadence is a spelling of Cadence, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cadence's meaning and origin.
Cadence is the English word for rhythm, the rise and fall of the voice, or the closing chord of a musical phrase. It came through Middle French from Italian cadenza, from Latin cadere 'to fall', referring to the falling close of a phrase. As a given name it is an American word name, used from the 1970s and popular around 2007, along with Kaden and Caden.
cadenza (Italian, “cadence”)cadere (Latin, “to fall”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Kadence, Caden, Cadenza.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cadence', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'cadence' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Kadence popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,616 | #2,014 | 129 | 75 |
| 2020 | #1,004 | #1,649 | 253 | 97 |
| 2010 | #441 | #2,385 | 697 | 53 |
| 2000 | #6,076 | #9,690 | 18 | 6 |
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How popular is Kadence, counting every spelling?
Kadence is a spelling of Cadence, a name family that ranked #742 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,616 for Kadence on its own. Together these spellings went to 374 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadence | 245 | #1,022 | 1,466 |
| Kadence | 129 | #1,616 | 786 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kadence?
129 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kadence (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kadence born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kadence.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kadence?
About 11,500 people born in the US named Kadence are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 20. That makes Kadence mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kadence by state
How common Kadence was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.1×), North Carolina (1.9×), Virginia (1.6×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kadence: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kadence, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kadence
What does Kadence mean?
Kadence is a spelling of Cadence, which means “rhythm, cadence (word name)” (English, Italian, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kadence?
Kadence was the 1616th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 344th with 911 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,042 places. More babies were named Kadence in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kadence a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 63% girls, 37% boys given the name Kadence in the US.
Where is Kadence most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kadence was most common in Mississippi (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and North Carolina.