Feminine dossier · first seen 1974

Cadence

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cadence
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

1,707

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1974Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

85.8%

2024

242

All-time

22,182

Cadence is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 1,707 girls were named Cadence.

In 2024, only 242 girls were given the name.

Down 85.8% from its peak.

All told, about 22,182 Americans have been named Cadence and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1974.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

20071,707 girls named Cadence

2024242 girls named Cadence

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