The first name Cadence
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From the word cadence.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Cadence, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 50 births (#710).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cadence with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Cadence at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 245 girls born in the United States were named Cadence, the 1,022nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 1,707 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Cadence mean?
- From the word cadence.
- How popular is the name Cadence?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Cadence, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2008, with 50 births.
- Is Cadence a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 24,555 US babies named Cadence since 1880, 91% were girls and 9% boys.
- When was Cadence most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 1,707 babies were named Cadence, its highest rank at 199th.