US rank #6867 Boys' name Peak 1978 2,179 births

Kedrick — #6867 US boys' name

2,179 babies named Kedrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s71940s121950s391960s821970s4141980s4781990s4682000s3952010s2182020s60
#6867
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Kedrick was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

71 babies were named Kedrick in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kedrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,179 babies named Kedrick between 1927 and 2024, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kedrick currently holds the #6867 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kedrick performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 478 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Kedrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 318 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Kedrick in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kedrick 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 2,179 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.

Kedrick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,179

Since 1927

98 years of records

Peak year

1978

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#6,867

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1927

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kedrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1927

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
71
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
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Kedrick by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
478 births that decade — 22% of Kedrick's all-time total
1920s61930s71940s121950s391960s821970s4141980s4781990s4682000s3952010s2182020s60

Kedrick by state

Where Kedrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kedrick
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%
Louisiana share of Kedrick's total US births 14.6%
Even split

318 of 2,179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Kedrick appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kedrick?
2,179 babies have been named Kedrick since 1927. It currently ranks #6867 among boys. The peak year was 1978 with 71 births.
When was Kedrick most popular?
Kedrick was most popular in the 1980s decade with 478 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Kedrick most popular?
The top states for the name Kedrick are Louisiana (318 births), Texas (266 births), Mississippi (48 births).
How long has the name Kedrick been used?
Kedrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 98 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kedrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kedric, Kedar, Kedarius, Kedron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1927–2024 (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.