Unisex name · since 1990
Kadian
Kadian has 87 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
87 girls have been named Kadian since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kadian recorded 87 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2015.
- #28,694 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadian ranks #28,694 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kadian's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kadian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadian's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadian popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2015
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kadian popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 1993 (Kadian as boys' name)
Kadian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Kadian's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kadian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Kadian's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kadian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1990–2015 (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 Kadian 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.