Boys' name · since 1972
Kedar
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 558 babies named Kedar, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 558
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kedar is the #8391 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 558 recorded since 1972.
Kedar has 558 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8391 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,388 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,391 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 558 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kedar ranks #7,388 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,391 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 558 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,388 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 558
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kedar's 558 recorded births place it above 83.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kedar compares
558 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Kedar's all-time total is 51% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kedar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 558 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kedar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kedar's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kedar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Kedar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (167 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Kedar's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kedar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 167 births (30% of all-time use).
How Kedar 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 Kedar's total volume
Kedar by state
Where Kedar concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 4.8% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.3% |
27 of 558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kedar's data
- Kedar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kedars (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kedar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Kedar 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.