Spellings

Cadence or Kadence?

In the US in 2025, 35% of babies in this name family were spelled Cadence and 29% Kadence. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Cadence35% of the family245 born in 2025#1,022 among girls−75% since 2015Kadence29% of the family204 born in 2025#1,611 among girls−76% since 2015Kaydence25% of the family173 born in 2025#1,291 among girls−82% since 2015Kaidence8% of the family57 born in 2025#3,645 among girls−85% since 2015Caydence3% of the family24 born in 2025#5,238 among girls−88% since 2015

Ten years ago

Cadence already led in 2015, with 33% of the family's births; it has 40% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,915 to 612 births (−79%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Cadence967245−75%
Kadence534129−76%
Kaydence948173−82%
Kaidence26541−85%
Caydence20124−88%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈkeɪdəns/ (KAY-duns). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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