Cadence is an established girls' name that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Cadence is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,022 among girls (245) and #1,994 among boys (76) — overall #1,612 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 321 | 321 | #1,022 | #1,994 |
| 2024 | 334 | 334 | #1,036 | #1,797 |
| 2023 | 390 | 390 | #952 | #1,530 |
| 2022 | 401 | 401 | #856 | #2,024 |
| 2021 | 469 | 469 | #758 | #1,752 |
| 2020 | 524 | 524 | #680 | #1,540 |
| 2019 | 654 | 654 | #545 | #1,661 |
| 2018 | 732 | 732 | #488 | #1,763 |
| 2017 | 827 | 827 | #422 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 944 | 944 | #379 | #1,905 |
| 2015 | 1,046 | 1,046 | #340 | #1,855 |
| 2014 | 1,080 | 1,080 | #335 | #1,888 |
| 2013 | 1,118 | 1,118 | #308 | #1,782 |
| 2012 | 1,164 | 1,164 | #291 | #1,945 |
| 2011 | 1,229 | 1,229 | #275 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 1,478 | 1,478 | #227 | #1,627 |
| 2009 | 1,567 | 1,567 | #223 | #1,539 |
| 2008 | 1,686 | 1,686 | #212 | #1,934 |
| 2007 | 1,788 | 1,788 | #199 | #1,795 |
| 2006 | 1,686 | 1,686 | #214 | #1,642 |
| 2005 | 1,742 | 1,742 | #207 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 1,631 | 1,631 | #218 | #1,631 |
| 2003 | 684 | 684 | #476 | #1,849 |
| 2002 | 282 | 282 | #958 | #2,131 |
| 2001 | 109 | 109 | #2,130 | #2,870 |
| 2000 | 89 | 89 | #2,459 | #3,160 |
| 1999 | 80 | 80 | #2,409 | #3,861 |
| 1998 | 69 | 69 | #2,618 | #4,040 |
| 1997 | 56 | — | #2,664 | #6,155 |
| 1996 | 48 | — | #3,157 | #5,227 |
| 1995 | 39 | — | #3,597 | #5,987 |
| 1994 | 38 | — | #3,040 | — |
| 1993 | 34 | — | #3,692 | #8,886 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | #4,874 | #7,539 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #4,832 | — |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #4,891 | — |
| 1989 | 18 | — | #4,883 | — |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #4,509 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #5,968 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,204 | — |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,071 | — |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #6,879 | — |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,463 | — |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,369 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,389 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #5,965 | — |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #6,762 | — |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,450 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,641 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,103 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,398 | — |