Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaidence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,896
- 551 boys · 3,345 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 335 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #3,675 for girls · #5,716 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- 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 41 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,675 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 66.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 306 in 2014. It also appeared in 16 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,671 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.
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