US rank #6982 Girls' name Peak 1990 2,617 births

Kadie — #6982 US girls' name

2,617 babies named Kadie in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s881980s5601990s8922000s7322010s2962020s49
#6982
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kadie was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

112 babies were named Kadie in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,617 babies named Kadie between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kadie currently holds the #6982 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 112 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 892 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kadie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 190 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kadie in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadie 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 2,617 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.

Kadie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,617

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1990

112 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,982

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kadie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
112
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
050100150 20242016200920021995198819811975 11

Kadie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
892 births that decade — 34% of Kadie's all-time total
1970s881980s5601990s8922000s7322010s2962020s49

Kadie by state

Where Kadie concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kadie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
190 7.3%
#2 Texas
168 6.4%
#3 Florida
43 1.6%
#4 Georgia
42 1.6%
#5 Illinois
36 1.4%
#6 Ohio
34 1.3%
#7 Louisiana
32 1.2%
#8 Minnesota
32 1.2%
California share of Kadie's total US births 7.3%
Even split

190 of 2,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Kadie appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadie?
2,617 babies have been named Kadie since 1975. It currently ranks #6982 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 112 births.
When was Kadie most popular?
Kadie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 892 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kadie most popular?
The top states for the name Kadie are California (190 births), Texas (168 births), Florida (43 births).
How long has the name Kadie been used?
Kadie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kadie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kadence, Kady, Kadijah, Kadyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.