Unisex name · since 2002
Kaydence
17,574 babies named Kaydence 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.
- #1,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,293 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,574
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
17,574 babies have been named Kaydence since 2002, making it today's #1293 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Kaydence recorded 17,574 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #1293 nationally today, ahead of 93% 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.
- #1,155 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,293 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 17,574 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaydence ranks #1,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,293 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,574 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,293 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,574
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kaydence's 17,574 recorded births place it above 98.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kaydence compares
17,574 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kaydence's all-time total is 47x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaydence | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,574 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,288 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaydence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaydence's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 70 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 1,288, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaydence popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,288
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kaydence popularity over time - boys
885 total births recorded since 2003 (Kaydence as boys' name)
Kaydence by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,505 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Kaydence's strongest decade.
9,505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kaydence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6,408 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,505 births
- 2020s 1,661
2020s
1,661 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,505 births (54% of all-time use).
How Kaydence 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 Kaydence's total volume
Kaydence by state
Where Kaydence concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,700 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,161 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 845 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 731 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 701 | 4.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 691 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 642 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 557 | 3.2% |
1,700 of 17,574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Kaydence appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaydence's data
- Kaydence's decade-level peak was the 2010s (9,505 total births); usage has since declined to 1,661 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kaydences (1,700 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 Kaydence: 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 Kaydence 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.