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Kadence

Kadence: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“rhythm, flow”
Origin
English
Say it
KAY-dəns · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (88% of all uses)

Modern spelling variant of Cadence, from the English musical word ultimately from Latin cadentia. It is a word-name turned given name.

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How popular is Kadence?

202467.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kadence in 2024223

2024 rank#1,534 girls

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 188013,090

Kadence is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kadence

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Cadencerhythm, flow · Latin
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Kadence questions

What does the name Kadence mean?

Kadence means "rhythm, flow". It comes from English. Modern spelling variant of Cadence, from the English musical word ultimately from Latin cadentia. It is a word-name turned given name.

Is Kadence a boy or girl name?

Kadence is mainly a girl's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kadence?

223 US babies were named Kadence in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Kadence?

Kadence is usually pronounced KAY-dəns.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.