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Cadence

Cadence holds the #1022 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 245 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #679 in 2020 to #1022 today. Its strongest year on record was 2007 (#199 nationally, 1,707 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1974. The name's biggest fan base is in Alaska (#134 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1022
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#199
in 2007 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
245
girls named Cadence

Cadence popularity, 1880–2025

0.024%0.049%0.073%0.098%18801900192019401960198020002020#199 in 2007
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2007

Where Cadence is most popular

Alaska: #134 (5 girls, 0.30% of girls born 2025)AK#134Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025WA—Idaho: #351 (6 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)ID#351Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #1526 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1526Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025RI—Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025IN—Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: #689 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#689New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025CT—California: #1111 (23 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1111Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025WV—Virginia: #573 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#573Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025AR—Tennessee: #707 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#707North Carolina: #601 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#601South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025MS—Alabama: #633 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#633Georgia: #611 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)GA#611Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cadence in 2025HI—Texas: #1314 (19 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1314Florida: #1545 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1545
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alaska (#134), Idaho (#351), Oregon (#548)

Uniqueness score

52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cadence in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Cadence as a boy name

Cadence is currently the #1992 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 76 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1539 to #1992. Looking at the full record since 1992, Cadence hit its all-time high of #1530 in 2023, when 115 boys were given the name. State by state, Florida leads the way at #1056.

2025 rank
#1992
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1530
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
76
boys named Cadence

Where Cadence (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025IN—Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cadence in 2025HI—Texas: #2080 (7 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2080Florida: #1056 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1056
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Florida (#1056), Michigan (#1113), Ohio (#1111)

Uniqueness score

67/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cadence in the most recent year of SSA data.

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