Boys' name · since 1984
Kadin
5,074 babies named Kadin in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,002 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,074
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kadin is the #4002 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,074 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadin has been recorded 5,074 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #4002 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #1,764 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,002 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,074 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadin ranks #1,764 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,002 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,074 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,002 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,074
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kadin's 5,074 recorded births place it above 96.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kadin compares
5,074 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kadin's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kadin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,074 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 490 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kadin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadin's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 490, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 490
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kadin popularity over time - girls
179 total births recorded since 1994 (Kadin as girls' name)
Kadin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,421 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Kadin's strongest decade.
3,421 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kadin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 466
1990s
466 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,421 births
- 2010s 984
2010s
984 births
- 2020s 164
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,421 births (67% of all-time use).
How Kadin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kadin's total volume
Kadin by state
Where Kadin concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 339 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 305 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 221 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 213 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 191 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 168 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 153 | 3.0% |
| #8 | New York | | 150 | 3.0% |
339 of 5,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Kadin appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kadin's data
- Kadin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,421 total births); usage has since declined to 164 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kadins (339 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Kadin
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kadin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Kadin 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.