Kaydence
- Pronunciation
- [Kay-dence]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Musical.
- Origin
- American
About the Name Kaydence
Kaydence is a modern American spelling variant of Cadence (see separate entry on Cadence for the Latin cadentia etymology meaning "rhythmic flow" — referring to the rhythmic falling of voice tones in speech and music). The K-spelling Kaydence is essentially a 21st-century American invention.
The various spellings (Kaydence, Cadence, Kadence, Caydence) are tracked separately by SSA and represent the same underlying Latin-derived word-name. The Kaydence spelling specifically appeals to parents seeking the most-distinctive form. The name has been used predominantly for girls in modern American naming.
Kaydence's American climb is very recent: the name climbed from outside the US top 1000 in 2010 to the US top 300 girls' rank by 2018 and the top 300 since. Notable contemporary bearers include various American influencers; the contemporary American basketball player Kaydence Williams; and the contemporary fictional Kaydence of various contemporary novels. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the in-built music/poetry word-register, the modern visual presence as a one-word concept name with the K-Y spelling, and the popular two-syllable -ence ending family. Two firm syllables, soft consonants, and tonal warmth distinctive to invented modern American names. The name reads as distinctly contemporary American. Common nicknames Kay (the dominant warm short form, casual and warm), Kayde, and the rare Den each carry distinct registers; the alternate spellings Cadence (the historical spelling), Kaydence, Kadence, and Caydence have their own SSA tracking. International variants are minimal since the name is essentially modern American invented; the related Cadence/Latin cadentia remains the etymological core.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Kaydence
US Popularity History (2003–2022)
Annual US births named Kaydence by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2009 with 1,288 girls named Kaydence (girl rank #254 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2022, ranked #884 for girls (315 US births). That's 630 places below its 2009 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Kaydence Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Kaydence the strongest states are Hawaii, West Virginia, Arkansas.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | #197 | 18 |
| 2 | West Virginia | #257 | 32 |
| 3 | Arkansas | #359 | 77 |
| 4 | South Carolina | #405 | 119 |
| 5 | Alabama | #418 | 125 |
| 6 | Missouri | #435 | 119 |
| 7 | Kentucky | #438 | 99 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | #444 | 87 |
| 9 | Georgia | #446 | 206 |
| 10 | Utah | #447 | 40 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #1,011 | 209 |
| 2 | New York | #981 | 85 |
| 3 | Illinois | #875 | 80 |
| 4 | New Jersey | #833 | 26 |
| 5 | Texas | #820 | 359 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | #808 | 18 |
| 7 | Florida | #789 | 173 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | #769 | 42 |
| 9 | Washington | #726 | 75 |
| 10 | Michigan | #715 | 120 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Kaydence in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadence | Rhythmic | Female | Latin |
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Compare Kaydence to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kaydence against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).