Girls' name · since 2002

Kaydance

1,621 babies named Kaydance in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,421 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,552 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,621
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Kaydance currently ranks #10552 among girls' names in America, with 1,621 babies recorded since 2002.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydance has been recorded 1,621 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #10552 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, 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 2025.

  • #5,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,552 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,621 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydance ranks #5,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,552 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,621 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,421 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,552 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,621
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%38.9%
Kaydance vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kaydance's 1,621 recorded births place it above 92.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

24 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Kaydance compares

1,621 Top 25% higher than 75% 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

Kaydance's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kaydance Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,621 376 567,345
Peak-year births 144 21 19,840

Kaydance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kaydance splits its recorded history at 2014: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kaydance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
144
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
050100150200 200220052008201120142017202020232025 9

Kaydance by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (786 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Kaydance's strongest decade.

786 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Kaydance births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 786 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kaydance 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 Kaydance's total volume

Kaydance vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 19.5%-71, 4.7%-146, 3.2%-116, 3.5%-114, 2.1%-108, 4.1%-115, 6.8%-79, 3.1%-146, 3.5%-57, 4.6%-45, 5%-49, 6%-54, 5.3%-65, 8.9%-51, 4.6%Kaydance-24, 8.9%Kaydance
Kaydance vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kaydance by state

Where Kaydance concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kaydance
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
97 6.0%
#2 California
74 4.6%
#3 Ohio
45 2.8%
#4 Florida
42 2.6%
#5 Indiana
36 2.2%
#6 Tennessee
31 1.9%
#7 North Carolina
28 1.7%
#8 Oklahoma
28 1.7%
Texas share of Kaydance's total US births 6.0%
Even split

97 of 1,621 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Kaydance appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaydance?
Kaydance has been given to 1,621 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,421 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #10,552 of 17,297. 144 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Kaydance sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydance ranks #5,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,552 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kaydance most popular?
Kaydance was most popular in the 2000s decade with 786 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Kaydance most popular?
The top states for the name Kaydance are Texas (97 births), California (74 births), Ohio (45 births).
How long has the name Kaydance been used?
Records for Kaydance go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kaydance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kaydance's data

  • Kaydance's decade-level peak was the 2000s (786 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Kaydances (97 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.

Keep exploring Kaydance

Nearby Names Like Kaydance

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kaydance

Names with a similar popularity rank to Kaydance

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kaydance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Kaydance 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.