Girls' name · since 2002
Cadance
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 946 babies named Cadance, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 946
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cadance currently ranks #12561 among girls' names in America, with 946 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadance has been recorded 946 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #12561 nationally and more common than 27% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #7,811 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,561 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 946 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadance ranks #7,811 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,561 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 946 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,811 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 946
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cadance's 946 recorded births place it above 89.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cadance compares
946 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cadance's all-time total is 152% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cadance | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 946 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cadance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cadance splits its recorded history at 2013: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 108 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cadance popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Cadance popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2012 (Cadance as boys' name)
Cadance by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (627 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Cadance's strongest decade.
627 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Cadance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
627 births
- 2010s
2010s
282 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 627 births (66% of all-time use).
How Cadance compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cadance's total volume
Cadance by state
Where Cadance concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 3.5% |
| #2 | California | | 30 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 23 | 2.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 12 | 1.3% |
33 of 946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Cadance appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cadance's data
- Cadance's decade-level peak was the 2000s (627 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cadances (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cadance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cadance draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.