Unisex name · since 2002
Caidence
1,111 babies named Caidence in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,111 babies have been named Caidence since 2002, making it today's #9222 unisex name.
Caidence has 1,111 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9222 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #6,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,222 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,111 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caidence ranks #6,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,222 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,111 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caidence's 1,111 recorded births place it above 90.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caidence compares
1,111 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Caidence's all-time total is 195% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caidence | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,111 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caidence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caidence splits its recorded history at 2014: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caidence popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Caidence popularity over time - boys
148 total births recorded since 2004 (Caidence as boys' name)
Caidence by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (577 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Caidence's strongest decade.
577 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Caidence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
446 births
- 2010s
2010s
577 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 577 births (52% of all-time use).
How Caidence 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 Caidence's total volume
Caidence by state
Where Caidence concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 50 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 43 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 38 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.6% |
50 of 1,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Caidence appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caidence's data
- Caidence's decade-level peak was the 2010s (577 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caidences (50 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Caidence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
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 Caidence 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.