Recorded 1969–2013 Boys' name Peak 1992 145 births

Kedron — boys' name

145 babies named Kedron in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s101980s471990s392000s302010s11
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kedron was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Kedron in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kedron

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Kedron between 1969 and 2013, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kedron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kedron performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kedron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kedron 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 145 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.

Kedron at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

145

Since 1969

45 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1969

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kedron popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1969

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Kedron popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1979 (Kedron as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1979 5

Kedron by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
47 births that decade — 32% of Kedron's all-time total
1960s81970s101980s471990s392000s302010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kedron?
145 babies have been named Kedron since 1969. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Kedron most popular?
Kedron was most popular in the 1980s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Kedron been used?
Kedron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 45 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kedron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kedrick, Kedric, Kedar, Kedarius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1969–2013 (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.