Girls' name · since 1981
Kadedra
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.
- #16,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadedra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 286 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Kadedra recorded 286 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2002.
- #16,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadedra ranks #16,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadedra's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Kadedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadedra's SSA record in two at 1994 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 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2002
- Peak year (1994)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kadedra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (242 births, 85% of the file).
1990s was Kadedra's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Kadedra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 242 births (85% of all-time use).
Kadedra by state
Where Kadedra concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| 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% |
16 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Kadedra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kadedras (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kadedra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1981–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kadedra 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 August 2026.