Recorded 1989–2014 Girls' name Peak 2005 131 births

Kadey — girls' name

131 babies named Kadey in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s362000s772010s11
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kadey was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kadey in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadey

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Kadey between 1989 and 2014, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kadey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kadey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadey 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 131 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.

Kadey at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

131

Since 1989

26 years of records

Peak year

2005

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1989

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kadey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1989

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 2014200820052002199919921989 7

Kadey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
77 births that decade — 59% of Kadey's all-time total
1980s71990s362000s772010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadey?
131 babies have been named Kadey since 1989. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Kadey most popular?
Kadey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Kadey been used?
Kadey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 26 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kadey?
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, 1989–2014 (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.