Cadence
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning rhythmic flow or falling.
Babies a year
822
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies
How Cadence has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #340 |
| 2016 | #379 |
| 2017 | #422 |
| 2018 | #488 |
| 2019 | #545 |
| 2020 | #679 |
| 2021 | #757 |
| 2022 | #857 |
| 2023 | #951 |
Cadence by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Cadence. In the US, 822 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,707 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cadence. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Caydencerhythmic flow; a modern respelling of Cadence141 in the US (2017)
- Caidencerhythmic flow or falling; a modern respelling of Cadence41 in the US (2017)
- Cadancerhythm or flow; a variant of cadence used as name18 in the US (2017)
- Clarencebright and clear; from Clarus153 in the US (2017)
- Cayennethe cayenne pepper or the French Guianan city18 in the US (2017)
- Caydance9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cadence
Names that are said the same way as Cadence, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Cadence
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