Recorded 1981–2002 Girls' name Peak 1994 286 births

Kadedra — girls' name

286 babies named Kadedra in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s2422000s18
1990s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Kadedra was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

74 babies were named Kadedra in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadedra

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Kadedra between 1981 and 2002, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kadedra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadedra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kadedra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Kadedra in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadedra 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 286 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.

Kadedra at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

286

Since 1981

22 years of records

Peak year

1994

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1981

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2002

Kadedra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1981

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1994)
74
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
020406080 2002199919961993199019841981 6

Kadedra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
242 births that decade — 85% of Kadedra's all-time total
1980s261990s2422000s18

Kadedra by state

Where Kadedra concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kadedra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
16 5.6%
#2 Mississippi
16 5.6%
#3 Illinois
13 4.5%
#4 Florida
12 4.2%
#5 Tennessee
6 2.1%
#6 Alabama
5 1.7%
#7 Arkansas
5 1.7%
#8 South Carolina
5 1.7%
Georgia share of Kadedra's total US births 5.6%
Even split

16 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadedra?
286 babies have been named Kadedra since 1981. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1994 with 74 births.
When was Kadedra most popular?
Kadedra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kadedra most popular?
The top states for the name Kadedra are Georgia (16 births), Mississippi (16 births), Illinois (13 births).
How long has the name Kadedra been used?
Kadedra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 22 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Kadedra?
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.

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, 1981–2002 (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.