Girls' name · since 1963
Kadra
Kadra has 82 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 82 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadra has been recorded 82 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2007.
- #29,357 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 82 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kadra ranks #29,357 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,357 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 82
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kadra's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kadra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kadra's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kadra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2007
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kadra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Kadra's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kadra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Kadra's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2000s (23) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kadra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1963–2007 (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 Kadra 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.