Recorded 1997–2018 Unisex name Peak 1997 22 births

Kadison — unisex name

22 babies named Kadison in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82010s14
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Kadison was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kadison in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kadison

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Kadison between 1997 and 2018, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kadison currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Kadison is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kadison performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kadison shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kadison 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 22 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.

Kadison at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

22

Since 1997

22 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1997

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2018

Kadison popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1997

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
6.577.588.5 201820171997 8

Kadison popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1999 (Kadison as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1999 6

Kadison by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14 births that decade — 64% of Kadison's all-time total
1990s82010s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kadison?
22 babies have been named Kadison since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Kadison most popular?
Kadison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Kadison a unisex name?
Yes, Kadison is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Kadison been used?
Kadison has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Kadison?
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.

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, 1997–2018 (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.