Recorded 1992–2015 Girls' name Peak 1994 407 births

Kadejah — girls' name

407 babies named Kadejah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s3412000s612010s5
1990s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Kadejah was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

135 babies were named Kadejah in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadejah

The Social Security Administration has registered 407 babies named Kadejah between 1992 and 2015, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kadejah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 135 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadejah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 341 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kadejah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kadejah in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadejah 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 407 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.

Kadejah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

407

Since 1992

24 years of records

Peak year

1994

135 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1992

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2015

Kadejah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1992

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1994)
135
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Kadejah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
341 births that decade — 84% of Kadejah's all-time total
1990s3412000s612010s5

Kadejah by state

Where Kadejah concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kadejah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
27 6.6%
#2 Florida
21 5.2%
#3 New York
17 4.2%
#4 Texas
17 4.2%
#5 Louisiana
11 2.7%
#6 Georgia
10 2.5%
#7 Alabama
9 2.2%
#8 Mississippi
9 2.2%
North Carolina share of Kadejah's total US births 6.6%
Even split

27 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Kadejah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadejah?
407 babies have been named Kadejah since 1992. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1994 with 135 births.
When was Kadejah most popular?
Kadejah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 341 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kadejah most popular?
The top states for the name Kadejah are North Carolina (27 births), Florida (21 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Kadejah been used?
Kadejah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 24 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Kadejah?
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.

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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, 1992–2015 (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.