Kaydence

Kaydence: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modern spelling of cadence”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
KAY-dens · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (95% of all uses)

Modern American coinage based on Cadence, the English musical word from Latin cadentia 'falling, rhythm.' This spelling is a recent creative variant.

How popular is Kaydence?

202476.0 per million US babies
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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 Kaydence in 2024253

2024 rank#1,201 girls

Peak year2010

Total US babies since 188018,235

Kaydence is fading: recent use is about 31% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kaydence

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
  • Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
  • Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
  • Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
  • Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
  • Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
  • Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
  • Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)

Kaydence questions

What does the name Kaydence mean?

Kaydence means "modern spelling of cadence". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern American coinage based on Cadence, the English musical word from Latin cadentia 'falling, rhythm.' This spelling is a recent creative variant.

Is Kaydence a boy or girl name?

Kaydence is mainly a girl's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kaydence?

253 US babies were named Kaydence in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.

How do you pronounce Kaydence?

Kaydence is usually pronounced KAY-dens.

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.