Given name
Kaedence
“rhythmic and melodious; a musical woman”
Kaedence is a variant of Kadence. One American interpretation is “rhythmic and melodious; a musical woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaedence is a variant of Kadence. One American interpretation is “rhythmic and melodious; a musical woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaedence is a variant of Kadence. An origin associated with Kadence is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaedence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 608
- 32 boys · 576 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #10,174 for boys · #13,999 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,174 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2012. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 468 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.
Kaedence’s family of names
Kaedence has a related form in Kadence.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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