Boys' name · since 1969
Kedron
Kedron has 145 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
145 boys have been named Kedron since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kedron recorded 145 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2013.
- #14,977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 145 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kedron ranks #14,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kedron's 145 recorded births place it above 67.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kedron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kedron splits its recorded history at 1992: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kedron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2013
- Peak year (1992)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kedron popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1979 (Kedron as girls' name)
Kedron by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (47 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Kedron's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Kedron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 47 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kedron's data
- Kedron's decade-level peak was the 1980s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kedron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1969–2013 (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 Kedron 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.