Boys' name · since 1977

Kedryn

Kedryn has 12 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

12
total births
1977–2001
years on record
1970s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

Kedryn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 1977.

Kedryn has 12 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2001.

  • 12 total births
  • 1977–2001 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kedryn's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kedryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kedryn's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 6 births recorded.

Kedryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
6 19772001 6

Kedryn by decade

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

1970s was Kedryn's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Kedryn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kedryn?
Kedryn has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 6 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
When was Kedryn most popular?
Kedryn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kedryn been used?
The SSA has tracked Kedryn since 1977 -- 25 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Kedryn?
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.

What to do with Kedryn's data

  • Kedryn's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1977–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kedryn: Baby Name Since 1977 - 12 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kedryn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kedryn 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 July 2026.