Girls' name · since 1975
Kadi
Kadi has 954 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 954
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
954 girls have been named Kadi since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kadi has 954 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #7,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 954 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadi ranks #7,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 954 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 954
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadi's 954 recorded births place it above 89.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kadi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadi's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kadi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (334 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Kadi's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kadi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
238 births
- 1990s
1990s
334 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s 108
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 334 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kadi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kadi's total volume
Kadi by state
Where Kadi concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 3.1% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
30 of 954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Kadi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (334 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kadis (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kadi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Kadi 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.