Unisex name · since 2003
Kaedence
576 babies named Kaedence in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,064 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 576
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kaedence is the #14064 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 576 recorded since 2003.
Kaedence has 576 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14064 as of the latest data, more common than 19% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #10,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,064 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 576 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaedence ranks #10,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,064 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 576 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,064 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 576
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaedence's 576 recorded births place it above 85.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaedence compares
576 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kaedence's all-time total is 53% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaedence | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 576 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaedence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kaedence's full recorded timeline at 2014, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kaedence popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Kaedence popularity over time - boys
32 total births recorded since 2012 (Kaedence as boys' name)
Kaedence by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (343 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Kaedence's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kaedence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
343 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 343 births (60% of all-time use).
How Kaedence 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 Kaedence's total volume
Kaedence by state
Where Kaedence concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 4.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
24 of 576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kaedence's data
- Kaedence's decade-level peak was the 2010s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaedences (24 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 Kaedence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Kaedence 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.