Given name
Kadence
“rhythmic and melodious; a musical woman”
Kadence is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “rhythmic and melodious; a musical woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “rhythmic and melodious; a musical woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kadence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,298
- 1,680 boys · 11,618 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 953 babies
- 2025
- 204
- #1,616 for girls · #2,014 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 27% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 129 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,616 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 51.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 911 in 2005. It also appeared in 75 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,308 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kadence’s family of names
Kadence has a related form in Kaydence. Kadence has a related form in Kadian. Kadence has a related form in Kaedence.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Kaydencevariant
- Kaedencevariant
- Kaydensevariant
- Kadianvariant
- Kaddencelikely variant
- Kaedensevariant
- Kadensevariant
- Kadienevariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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