Boys' name · since 1994
Kadesh
Kadesh has 25 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kadesh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadesh has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2016.
- #27,265 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadesh ranks #27,265 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kadesh's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kadesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kadesh splits its recorded history at 2010: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births).
Kadesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2016.
25 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 5 births in a single year.
Kadesh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Kadesh's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kadesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (60% of all-time use).
Kadesh decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kadesh: 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 (~22 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, 1994–2016 (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 Kadesh 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.
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