US rank #6694 Girls' name Peak 2008 2,873 births

Kady — #6694 US girls' name

2,873 babies named Kady in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s6021990s9582000s7802010s3462020s113
#6694
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kady was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

134 babies were named Kady in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kady

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,873 babies named Kady between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kady currently holds the #6694 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 134 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kady performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 958 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kady shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 225 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Kady in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kady 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 2,873 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.

Kady at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,873

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2008

134 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,694

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kady popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
134
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Kady by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
958 births that decade — 33% of Kady's all-time total
1970s741980s6021990s9582000s7802010s3462020s113

Kady by state

Where Kady concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kady
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
225 7.8%
#2 Texas
189 6.6%
#3 New York
106 3.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
64 2.2%
#5 Georgia
43 1.5%
#6 Illinois
37 1.3%
#7 Florida
35 1.2%
#8 Ohio
31 1.1%
California share of Kady's total US births 7.8%
Even split

225 of 2,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Kady appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kady?
2,873 babies have been named Kady since 1970. It currently ranks #6694 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 134 births.
When was Kady most popular?
Kady was most popular in the 1990s decade with 958 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Kady most popular?
The top states for the name Kady are California (225 births), Texas (189 births), New York (106 births).
How long has the name Kady been used?
Kady has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kady?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kadence, Kadie, 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, 1970–2024 (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.