Unisex name · since 2002
Caydence
3,588 babies named Caydence in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,588
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caydence is the #5352 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,588 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caydence has been recorded 3,588 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #5352 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. 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.
- #3,193 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,588 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caydence ranks #3,193 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,588 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,588
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caydence's 3,588 recorded births place it above 95.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Caydence compares
3,588 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Caydence's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caydence | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,588 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 301 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caydence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caydence 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 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 301 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caydence popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 301
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Caydence popularity over time - boys
310 total births recorded since 2004 (Caydence as boys' name)
Caydence by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,937 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Caydence's strongest decade.
1,937 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Caydence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
1,335 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,937 births
- 2020s 316
2020s
316 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,937 births (54% of all-time use).
How Caydence 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 Caydence's total volume
Caydence by state
Where Caydence concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 342 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 226 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 150 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 137 | 3.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 129 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 118 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 103 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 100 | 2.8% |
342 of 3,588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Caydence appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caydence's data
- Caydence's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,937 total births); usage has since declined to 316 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Caydences (342 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 Caydence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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 Caydence 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.