Caydence
The Story of Caydence
As a girl name
Caydence first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 301 Caydences were born — ranking #904 that year. As of 2026, Caydence ranks #4,342 for girls with 32 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 4K Caydences have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Caydence first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2004, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 27 Caydences were born — ranking #3,753 that year. As of 2026, Caydence ranks #7,047 for boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 324 Caydences have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Caydence
Caydence is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Caydence's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #904. Use the chart and map above to compare Caydence's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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