NameTides

Cadence

Cadence was the #1,022 girls' name in the US in 2025 (245 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #1,001 in Canada.

Cadence as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cadence as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Cadence as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,022 (245)#4,201 (5)——#1,001 (27)
2024#1,036 (243)#5,892 (3)——#945 (29)
2023#952 (275)#3,219 (7)——#1,155 (21)
2022#856 (326)#2,488 (10)——#1,056 (24)
2021#757 (377)#1,962 (14)——#766 (38)
2020#679 (417)#2,163 (12)——#508 (58)
2019#545 (557)#2,170 (12)#447 (7)—#514 (62)
2018#488 (645)#2,499 (10)#809 (3)—#489 (65)
2017#422 (752)#1,330 (25)#808 (3)—#546 (58)
2016#379 (867)#1,327 (25)—#661 (5)#331 (103)
2015#338 (967)#1,711 (17)——#388 (89)
2014#335 (1,003)#1,234 (27)——#384 (87)
2013#308 (1,037)#1,220 (28)——#355 (92)
2012#291 (1,091)#1,210 (27)#665 (4)—#361 (89)
2011#275 (1,151)#1,489 (20)#810 (3)—#242 (135)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #207.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.
  • In 2025, 76% of US babies named Cadence were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Cadence is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,000 to 1 in 8,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cadence by state, 2025Alaska: #134AKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: #351IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: #548ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #689PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,111CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #573VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #707TNNorth Carolina: #601NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #633ALGeorgia: #611GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,314TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Cadence (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Cadence (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CadenceCanadaGirls#1,00127
CadenceCanadaBoys#3,1535
CadenceEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
CadenceEngland & WalesBoys—too few
CadenceIrelandGirls—too few
CadenceNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CadenceNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CadenceScotlandGirls—too few
CadenceUSGirls#1,022245
CadenceUSBoys#1,99276