Total births
139
Girls' name · since 1998
Kada
139 babies named Kada in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 139
- total births
- 1998–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Kada sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 139 recorded since 1998.
Kada has 139 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- 139 total births
- 1998–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
139 girls have been named Kada since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 139
- total births
- 1998–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Kada was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
13 babies were named Kada in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Kada's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kada's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kada at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Kada popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kada by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kada's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kada births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kada? ▼
Kada has been given to 139 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Kada most popular? ▼
Kada was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Kada been used? ▼
Kada has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 28 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kada? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kadence, Kady, Kadie, Kadijah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Kada's data
- Kada's decade-level peak was the 2000s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kada
Nearby Names Like Kada
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kada
Kadence Girl
#1543 11,618 births
Kady Girl
#6719 2,885 births
Kadie Girl
#7013 2,630 births
Kadijah Girl
#9703 1,465 births
Kadyn Girl
#14111 1,434 births
Compare Kada side by side: Kada vs Kadence Kada vs Kady Kada vs Kadie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kada: Baby Name Since 1998 - 139 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kada. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kada draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.