Unisex name · since 2002
Kaidence
3,345 babies named Kaidence 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.
- #3,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,345
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaidence currently ranks #3693 among unisex names in America, with 3,345 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Kaidence recorded 3,345 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #3693 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #3,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,693 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,345 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaidence ranks #3,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,693 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,345 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,345
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaidence's 3,345 recorded births place it above 95.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaidence compares
3,345 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
Kaidence's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaidence | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,345 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 306 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaidence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaidence splits its recorded history at 2014: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (13 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 306 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaidence popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 306
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Currently ranks #3693 among girls.
3,345 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 306 births in a single year.
Kaidence popularity over time - boys
551 total births recorded since 2003 (Kaidence as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Kaidence accounts for 14% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kaidence by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,077 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Kaidence's strongest decade.
2,077 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kaidence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
960 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,077 births
- 2020s 308
2020s
308 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,077 births (62% of all-time use).
Kaidence decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,077 births
- Runner-up 960 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Kaidence 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 Kaidence's total volume
Kaidence by state
Where Kaidence concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 342 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 171 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 150 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 134 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 125 | 3.7% |
| #6 | California | | 116 | 3.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 115 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 92 | 2.8% |
342 of 3,345 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 10.2% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.5% of nationwide
- Florida 4.0% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 10.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Kaidence appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaidence's data
- Kaidence's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,077 total births); usage has since declined to 308 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaidences (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaidence: 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 Kaidence 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.
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