Unisex name · since 1974
Cadence
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 22,430 babies named Cadence, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,430
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
22,430 babies have been named Cadence since 1974, making it today's #1025 unisex name.
Cadence has 22,430 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1025 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #984 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,025 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,430 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cadence ranks #984 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,025 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,430 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #984 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,430
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cadence's 22,430 recorded births place it above 98.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cadence compares
22,430 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Cadence's all-time total is 60x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cadence | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,430 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,707 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cadence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cadence splits its recorded history at 2000: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 1,707 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cadence popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 1,707
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Cadence popularity over time - boys
2,125 total births recorded since 1992 (Cadence as boys' name)
Cadence by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,591 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Cadence's strongest decade.
10,591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Cadence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 353
1990s
353 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,591 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,452 births
- 2020s 1,883
2020s
1,883 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,591 births (47% of all-time use).
How Cadence 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 Cadence's total volume
Cadence by state
Where Cadence concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,900 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,801 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 962 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 962 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 854 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 832 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 832 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 818 | 3.6% |
1,900 of 22,430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Cadence appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cadence's data
- Cadence's decade-level peak was the 2000s (10,591 total births); usage has since declined to 1,883 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cadences (1,900 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 Cadence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Cadence 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.