Is Kadence a boy or girl name?
Kadence is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 139 girls and 84 boys were named Kadence, so 62.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.8% of the 13,090 US babies named Kadence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,893
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,533
- Babies named Kadence since 1994
- 13,090
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 953 babies
Boys and girls named Kadence, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84 | #1,893 | 139 | #1,533 |
| 2023 | 106 | #1,635 | 154 | #1,445 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,634 | 175 | #1,345 |
| 2021 | 96 | #1,702 | 188 | #1,251 |
| 2020 | 97 | #1,648 | 253 | #1,004 |
| 2019 | 105 | #1,585 | 253 | #1,018 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,890 | 302 | #893 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,847 | 402 | #715 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,221 | 411 | #700 |
| 2015 | 79 | #1,861 | 534 | #573 |
| 2014 | 91 | #1,684 | 602 | #515 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,189 | 630 | #482 |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,929 | 657 | #469 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,094 | 631 | #469 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,385 | 697 | #441 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,726 | 785 | #403 |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,450 | 825 | #391 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,625 | 858 | #385 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,640 | 815 | #391 |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,637 | 911 | #344 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,176 | 797 | #390 |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,534 | 276 | #874 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,604 | 98 | #1,830 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,747 | 12 | #8,453 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,690 | 18 | #6,076 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,446 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,011 | 12 | #7,759 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,478 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,910 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,568 | 9 | #9,100 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,441 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kadence reached #1,585 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #344 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kadence
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.