Girls' name · since 2002
Kadance
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 843 babies named Kadance, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 843
- total births
- 2002–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
Kadance is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 843 have been recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadance has been recorded 843 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2023.
- 843 total births
- 2002–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
843 girls have been named Kadance since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 843
- total births
- 2002–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
64% of everyone ever named Kadance was born in this single decade.
102 babies were named Kadance in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Kadance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadance's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadance at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kadance popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
843 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 102 births in a single year.
Kadance popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 2005 (Kadance as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Kadance accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kadance by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kadance's strongest decade.
542 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Kadance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
542 births
- 2010s
2010s
274 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 542 births (64% of all-time use).
Kadance decade highlights
- Peak decade 542 births
- Runner-up 274 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kadance 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 Kadance's total volume
Kadance vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Kadance by state
Where Kadance concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 39 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 24 | 2.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 18 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 17 | 2.0% |
| #5 | California | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.8% |
39 of 843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 2.1% of nationwide
- Florida 2.0% of nationwide
- California 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 18 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kadance appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kadance's data
- Kadance's decade-level peak was the 2000s (542 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kadances (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kadance: Baby Name Since 2002 - 843 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kadance. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kadance 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 June 2026.
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