Total births
19
Boys' name · since 2017
Kadafi
19 babies named Kadafi in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 19
- total births
- 2017–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Kadafi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 2017.
Kadafi has 19 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2023.
- 19 total births
- 2017–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
19 boys have been named Kadafi since 2017, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 19
- total births
- 2017–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Kadafi was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kadafi in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Kadafi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadafi's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadafi at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2017
Kadafi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2023
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kadafi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kadafi's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Kadafi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kadafi? ▼
Kadafi has been given to 19 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Kadafi most popular? ▼
Kadafi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Kadafi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kadafi since 2017 -- 7 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Kadafi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaden, Kade, Kadin, Kadyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kadafi
Nearby Names Like Kadafi
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kadafi
Kaden Boy
#304 69,595 births
Kade Boy
#345 23,294 births
Kadin Boy
#3194 5,074 births
Kadyn Boy
#2338 3,298 births
Kadeem Boy
#4496 2,644 births
Compare Kadafi side by side: Kadafi vs Kaden Kadafi vs Kade Kadafi vs Kadin
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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, 2017–2023 (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. "Kadafi: Baby Name Since 2017 - 19 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kadafi. 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 Kadafi 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.