Boys' name · since 1921
Kedric
960 babies named Kedric in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 960
- born since 1921
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kedric sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 960 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kedric has been recorded 960 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2024.
- #5,269 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 960 born since 1921
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kedric ranks #5,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 960 born since 1921, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 960
- born since 1921
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kedric's 960 recorded births place it above 88.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kedric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kedric's full recorded timeline at 1990, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kedric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Kedric by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (217 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Kedric's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kedric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s
1990s
216 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 217 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kedric 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 Kedric's total volume
Kedric by state
Where Kedric concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
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What to do with Kedric's data
- Kedric's decade-level peak was the 1980s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kedrics (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kedric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1921–2024 (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 Kedric 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.