Recorded 1962–2003 Girls' name Peak 1979 548 births

Kedra — girls' name

548 babies named Kedra in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s1941980s1941990s982000s21
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kedra was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

31 babies were named Kedra in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kedra

The Social Security Administration has registered 548 babies named Kedra between 1962 and 2003, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kedra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kedra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kedra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kedra in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kedra 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 548 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.

Kedra at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

548

Since 1962

42 years of records

Peak year

1979

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1962

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2003

Kedra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1962

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
31
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 200319961991198619811976197119661962 7

Kedra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
194 births that decade — 35% of Kedra's all-time total
1960s411970s1941980s1941990s982000s21

Kedra by state

Where Kedra concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kedra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
13 2.4%
#2 Georgia
11 2.0%
#3 Florida
5 0.9%
Louisiana share of Kedra's total US births 2.4%
Even split

13 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kedra?
548 babies have been named Kedra since 1962. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 31 births.
When was Kedra most popular?
Kedra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Kedra most popular?
The top states for the name Kedra are Louisiana (13 births), Georgia (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kedra been used?
Kedra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 42 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Kedra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kedzie, Kedesha, Kedisha, Kededra, and 2 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, 1962–2003 (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.