Boys' name · since 1927
Kedrick
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 2,184 babies named Kedrick, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,184
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kedrick currently ranks #12200 among boys' names in America, with 2,184 babies recorded since 1927.
Kedrick has 2,184 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12200 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #3,119 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,200 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,184 born since 1927
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kedrick ranks #3,119 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,200 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,184 born since 1927, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,119 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,200 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,184
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kedrick's 2,184 recorded births place it above 93.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Kedrick compares
2,184 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Kedrick's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kedrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,184 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kedrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kedrick's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kedrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Kedrick by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (478 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Kedrick's strongest decade.
478 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Kedrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
414 births
- 1980s
1980s
478 births
- 1990s
1990s
468 births
- 2000s
2000s
395 births
- 2010s
2010s
218 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 478 births (22% of all-time use).
How Kedrick 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 Kedrick's total volume
Kedrick by state
Where Kedrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 318 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 266 | 12.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 48 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 32 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 29 | 1.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 29 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.3% |
318 of 2,184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Kedrick appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kedrick's data
- Kedrick's decade-level peak was the 1980s (478 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kedricks (318 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kedrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Kedrick 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.