Boys' name · since 1988
Kadeem
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 2,644 babies named Kadeem, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,644
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kadeem is the #4324 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,644 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadeem has been recorded 2,644 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #4324 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #2,763 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,324 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,644 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadeem ranks #2,763 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,324 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,644 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,644
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadeem's 2,644 recorded births place it above 93.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kadeem compares
2,644 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kadeem's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kadeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,644 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 391 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kadeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kadeem splits its recorded history at 2007: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2007 (10 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 391 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kadeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 391
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kadeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,774 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Kadeem's strongest decade.
1,774 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kadeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 248
1980s
248 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,774 births
- 2000s 216
2000s
216 births
- 2010s 273
2010s
273 births
- 2020s 133
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,774 births (67% of all-time use).
How Kadeem compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kadeem's total volume
Kadeem by state
Where Kadeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 777 | 29.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 205 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 108 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 99 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 87 | 3.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 78 | 3.0% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 70 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 50 | 1.9% |
777 of 2,644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Kadeem appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kadeem's data
- Kadeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,774 total births); usage has since declined to 133 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kadeems (777 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kadeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kadeem 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.