Recorded 1980–2014 Girls' name Peak 2009 132 births

Kaydra — girls' name

132 babies named Kaydra in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

132 girls have been named Kaydra since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

132
total births
1980–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kaydra was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

12 babies were named Kaydra in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaydra

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Kaydra between 1980 and 2014, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaydra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaydra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaydra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaydra 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 132 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.

Kaydra at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

132

Since 1980

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1980

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2014

Kaydra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1980

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 2014200920042000199719941980 5

Kaydra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 43% of Kaydra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaydra?
132 babies have been named Kaydra since 1980. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
When was Kaydra most popular?
Kaydra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Kaydra been used?
Kaydra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 35 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Kaydra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kayla, Kaylee, Kay, Kayleigh, 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, 1980–2014 (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.