Recorded 1993–1995 Girls' name Peak 1994 49 births

Kadeesha — girls' name

49 babies named Kadeesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s49
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kadeesha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

27 babies were named Kadeesha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadeesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Kadeesha between 1993 and 1995, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kadeesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadeesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kadeesha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadeesha 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 49 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.

Kadeesha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

49

Since 1993

3 years of records

Peak year

1994

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1993

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1995

Kadeesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1993

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1994)
27
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
51015202530 199519941993 14

Kadeesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 100% of Kadeesha's all-time total
1990s49

Kadeesha by state

Where Kadeesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kadeesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 14.3%
Illinois share of Kadeesha's total US births 14.3%

7 of 49 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadeesha?
49 babies have been named Kadeesha since 1993. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1994 with 27 births.
When was Kadeesha most popular?
Kadeesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kadeesha most popular?
The top states for the name Kadeesha are Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Kadeesha been used?
Kadeesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 3 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Kadeesha?
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, 1993–1995 (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.