Girls' name · since 1962
Kedra
Kedra has 548 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 548
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kedra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 548 have been recorded since 1962.
Kedra has 548 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2003.
- #11,201 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 548 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kedra ranks #11,201 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 548 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,201 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 548
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kedra's 548 recorded births place it above 84.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Kedra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kedra splits its recorded history at 1983: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2003
- Peak year (1979)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kedra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (194 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Kedra's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kedra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
194 births
- 1980s
1980s
194 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 194 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kedra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kedra's total volume
Kedra by state
Where Kedra concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 13 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
13 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kedra's data
- Kedra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kedras (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kedra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1962–2003 (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 Kedra 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.