Total births
165
Girls' name · since 1987
Kadia
Kadia has 165 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 165
- total births
- 1987–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Kadia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 165 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Kadia recorded 165 times among girls since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- 165 total births
- 1987–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
165 girls have been named Kadia since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.
- 165
- total births
- 1987–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Kadia was born in this single decade.
1998
Single peak year
13 babies were named Kadia in 1998 - its busiest year on record.
Kadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kadia's full recorded timeline at 2004, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kadia at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1998
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Kadia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kadia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Kadia's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kadia? ▼
Kadia has been given to 165 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Kadia most popular? ▼
Kadia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Kadia been used? ▼
Records for Kadia go back to 1987, giving 39 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kadia? ▼
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.
What to do with Kadia's data
- Kadia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kadia
Nearby Names Like Kadia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kadia
Kadence Girl
#1543 11,618 births
Kady Girl
#6719 2,885 births
Kadie Girl
#7013 2,630 births
Kadijah Girl
#9703 1,465 births
Kadyn Girl
#14111 1,434 births
Compare Kadia side by side: Kadia vs Kadence Kadia vs Kady Kadia vs Kadie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kadia: Baby Name Since 1987 - 165 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kadia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kadia 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 June 2026.