Recorded 1993–1996 Girls' name Peak 1994 40 births

Cadesha — girls' name

40 babies named Cadesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s40
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Cadesha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

17 babies were named Cadesha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cadesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Cadesha between 1993 and 1996, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cadesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cadesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cadesha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cadesha at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

40

Since 1993

4 years of records

Peak year

1994

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1993

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1996

Cadesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1993

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1994)
17
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
05101520 1996199519941993 11

Cadesha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 100% of Cadesha's all-time total
1990s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cadesha?
40 babies have been named Cadesha since 1993. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1994 with 17 births.
When was Cadesha most popular?
Cadesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Cadesha been used?
Cadesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 4 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Cadesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cadence, Cady, Cadance, Caden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.