How popular is the name Cadence?

Cadence ranks 689th among girls' names in US records, with 37,321 births since 1974. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,235.

Is Cadence a unisex name?

No. Cadence is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2007, when 2,565 children were given the name. It has been in use for 51 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kadence. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#689 of girl names

Pronounced K AA1 D EH1 N S IY2 IY1 (ARPABET)

Cadence is a girls' name, and first appears in 1974. It has been given to 37,321 children — the 689th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 61% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2007, when 2,565 children were given it.

Kadence is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2007Girls: 2,565Boys: 128

These spellings sound identical to Cadence and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cadence?: Cadence ranks 689th among girls' names in US records, with 37,321 births since 1974. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,235.
Is Cadence a unisex name?: No. Cadence is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cadence most popular?: 2007, when 2,565 children were given the name. It has been in use for 51 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Cadence spelled?: Kadence. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.